This document summarizes key information about generational wealth transfer planning for nonprofits. It covers tax law changes that impact estate planning, options for lifetime and testamentary giving to nonprofits, and tips for nonprofits to effectively engage donors and manage gifts. Specific giving tools discussed include IRAs, charitable trusts, and bequests of illiquid assets. The document aims to help nonprofits understand estate planning considerations and maximize future gift opportunities.
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1. Generational Wealth Transfer
Planning: What Every
Nonprofit Needs to Know
Jennifer Pratt, ESQ, Partner, Venable, LLP
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Generational Wealth Transfer Planning: What Every Nonprofit Needs to Know
Jennifer A. Pratt, Esq., Venable LLP
Ashley C. Short, Esq., Venable LLP
June 3, 2014
I. Tax Law Changes
A. Increased Exemption Amounts
B. States with No Estate Taxes or Exemption Amounts at the Same Level as Federal
C. Income Tax Planning Needs Exceed Estate Tax Planning in Many Cases
II. Lifetime Giving
A. IRAs
B. Charitable Trusts
C. Outright Gifts Appreciated Stock, Real Estate, Partnerships and Closely Held
Businesses, Illiquid Assets
D. Marylands Community Investment Tax Credit (CITC) Program
III. Testamentary Giving
A. IRAs Donors May Name Charitable Beneficiaries of Retirement Assets at
Death.
B. Charitable Trusts How Do Testamentary Charitable Trusts Differ from Lifetime
Creation of Charitable Trusts?
C. Illiquid Assets and Difficult Assets to Value and Sell May be Bequeathed at the
Donors Death. Now What Does the Charity Do with Them?
IV. Helpful Hints
A. Website What Donors Are Looking for from Your Website and What
Information You Want to Provide to Protect Your Charity
B. How to Reach Donors During Lifetime to Help Circumvent Problems that Arise
After the Donors Death
C. How to Manage Expectations on Both Sides of the Gift
D. How to Keep in Contact with Donors That Have Promised a Gift to Your Charity