This concept uses charitable gift financing as a strategy to enhance a foundation’s financial sustainability. It not only provides immediate financial benefits, but also strengthens the foundation’s long-term financial health by creating a continuous funding mechanism.
Most foundations regularly donate a portion of their assets to charitable causes. Once funds are donated, those funds are no longer carried as an asset by the foundation, nor will they provide any future return on investment.
Instead of directly donating funds to a charitable cause, the foundation invests those funds in a Donor-Advised Fund, which then lends the funds to a Supporter / Donor of the foundation.
Donor will then donate the funds from the loan as a charitable gift to a charity chosen by the foundation.
This strategy results in a win for the foundation, donor, charity, and family, while only the IRS would lose out.
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