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Community Foundation of Tampa Bay: Connecting Donors to Causes they Care About
A community foundation grows charitable giving to make its area—its neighborhoods, its cities, its region—a more vibrant, more prosperous, and more resilient place for all.
Weighing the Options: Private Foundation or Donor Advised Fund?
When you’re working on the charitable components of a client’s estate or financial plan, one of the first areas you’ll likely explore is the structure. Certainly you are familiar with both private foundations and donor-advised funds as useful charitable giving tools. Before you jump into one or the other for a particular client, though, it’s important to review the similarities and differences between the two so that you can best achieve your client’s goals. To help you evaluate a client’s options, here are three common myths about the differences between private foundations and donor-advised funds.