San Diego is America’s Most Charitable City, so it’s no surprise that many San Diegans turn to donor-advised funds when seeking tax deductions.
Donor-advised funds are becoming increasingly popular investment vehicles for San Diegans, especially if you want to:
A donor-advised fund is a philanthropic giving vehicle administered by a charitable sponsor, such as a community foundation.
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Individuals: (1) establish donor-advised funds with a charitable sponsor; (2) fund the account with an irrevocable, tax-deductible contribution/gift; and (3) receive an immediate tax deduction.
The charitable sponsor manages and invests the funds to grow giving, and the individual – or donor – then recommends – or advises – grants from those funds gradually, over time, to other charitable organizations.
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[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]As U.S economic indicators have experienced steady growth in recent years and investments have performed strongly, donor-advised funds have provided San Diegans a vehicle to deposit assets without paying capital gains tax.
That’s because one of the most appealing factors of donor-advised funds is the acceptance of both cash and non-cash assets, such as:
Donors must partner with a charitable sponsor, such as a community foundation, national charity, or single-issue charity, to open a donor-advised fund.
Recently, large commercial brokerage firms began offering donor-advised funds to their clients after recognizing the loss of asset management to community foundations.
While some commercial gift funds may offer lower investment fees, they: (1) provide little to no insightful community knowledge or local expertise about ways to maximize giving in your community; (2) do not share fee income generated by donor-advised funds with local nonprofits strengthening our community and region; and (3) lack opportunities to connect like-minded donors, or participate in local programming that builds civic engagement and enhances community education and understanding.
Community foundations, like The San Diego Foundation, are grantmaking public charities dedicated to improving the lives of people in a defined local geographic area. We bring together the financial resources of individuals, families, agencies and businesses to support nonprofits strengthening our communities.
With more than 40 years of service in the region, we have deep roots in San Diego and our expert advisors work with donors every day to create tailored solutions that meet their specific interests.
According to the National Philanthropic Trust 2017 Donor-Advised Fund Report, there are 69,587 individual donor-advised funds with charitable assets totaling $29.8 billion in community foundations across the U.S.
Charitably-minded San Diegans turn to community foundations to manage donor-advised funds because community foundations:
How can you utilize a donor advised fund?
On August 9, 2022, we awarded $838,704 in Opening the Outdoors grants to 24 nonprofit organizations that offer equitable access to outdoor spaces in San Diego County.
“San Diego Foundation is proud to once again support its partners committed to increasing community-driven efforts to enhance accessible outdoor space, encourage youth to learn more through hands-on education and create the next generation of environmental stewards in the San Diego region,” said Christiana DeBenedict, SDF Director of Environment Initiatives.
This year’s grantees will help address these inequities and enhance access to the outdoors throughout San Diego County.
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