The Handbook on Private Foundations

The Handbook on Private Foundations

Author: David F. Freeman

Publisher: Seven Locks Press

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13:

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This reference book covers the broad dynamics of foundation work as well as the day-to-day management and "nuts and bolts" of grantmaking. Beginnng with a brief history of foundations in the United States, this handbook guides you through legal issues and grantmaking basics, right up to public relations and investments.


Creating a Private Foundation

Creating a Private Foundation

Author: Roger D. Silk

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-05-27

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 0470884827

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Imagine all you'd like to accomplish with your philanthropy. Now picture a large portion of your resources never reaching their intended use due to poor strategies, mismanagement, or unnecessary taxes. Today the opportunities in the philanthropic sector are greater and more varied than ever. Private foundations, which offer several estate and tax-planning advantages as well as unparalleled donor control, have become the vehicle of choice for more than sixty thousand individuals and families--and may be ideal for you. Creating a Private Foundation introduces the issues you need to understand and gives the big picture on how foundations work. It tells you exactly what is involved for you, for the causes you care about, for your finances and taxes, and for your heirs. Chapters address the practicalities as well as the implications of founding, funding, organizing, and operating an effective foundation, including growing its endowment, allocating its assets, and selecting professional foundation management help. Roger Silk, James Lintott, and their colleagues, leaders in the foundation consulting arena, have pooled their wisdom in this comprehensive guide for donors and your advisers. If you're looking to make a difference, there is no better guide.


The Handbook on Private Foundations

The Handbook on Private Foundations

Author: David F. Freeman

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9780879544041

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This completely revised edition of the classic 1981 Handbook, sponsored by the Council on Foundations, provides a thorough look at the issues facing the staff and boards of private foundations in the U.S. Author David E Freeman offers sound advice on how to establish, staff, and govern foundations, and provides insights into legal and tax guidelines. The Handbook is an excellent "how-to" guide for those who work in private foundations or serve on their boards.


Family Foundation Handbook (2009)

Family Foundation Handbook (2009)

Author: Jerry J. McCoy

Publisher: CCH

Published: 2008-09

Total Pages: 1024

ISBN-13: 9780808091776

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The Family Foundation Handbook provides comprehensive coverage of the legal, tax, and business aspects of forming and operating a family foundation. From grantmaking to investment management, accounting procedures to tax filings, and funding the foundation to protecting it from liability, this handbook provides coverage of all the issues a family foundation faces.This valuable resource provides forms, checklists, questionnaires, training forms, and other items to help provide the professional assistance every foundation needs.


Private Foundation Handbook and Compliance Guide, 2024

Private Foundation Handbook and Compliance Guide, 2024

Author: Clark Nuber

Publisher:

Published: 2023-12-19

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780808058915

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Private Foundation Handbook and Compliance Guide provides comprehensive coverage of the legal, tax, and business aspects of forming and operating a family foundation. From grantmaking to investment management, accounting procedures to tax filings, and funding the foundation to protecting it from liability, this handbook provides coverage of all the issues a family foundation faces. This valuable resource provides forms, checklists, questionnaires, training forms, and other items to help provide the professional assistance every foundation needs. Chapter 1: Introduction and History of Private Foundations Chapter 2: Life Cycle of a Private Foundation Chapter 3: Part I--Analysis of Revenue and Expenses Chapter 4: Part II--Balance Sheets Chapter 5: Part III--Analysis of Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances Chapter 6: Part IV--Capital Gains and Losses for Tax on Net Investment Income Chapter 7: Part V--Qualification Under Section 4940(e) for the Reduced Tax on Net Investment Income Chapter 8: Part VI--Excise Tax Based on Investment Income (IRC Section 4940(a), 4940(b), 4940(e), or 4948) Chapter 9: Part VII-A--Statements Regarding Activities Chapter 10: Part VII-B--Statements Regarding Activities for Which Form 4720 May be Required Chapter 11: Part VIII--Information About Officers, Directors, Trustees, Foundation Managers, Highly Paid Employees, and Independent Contractors Chapter 12: Part IX-A--Summary of Direct Charitable Activities Chapter 13: Part IX-B--Program-Related Investments Chapter 14: Part X--Minimum Investment Return Chapter 15: Part XI--Distributable Amount Chapter 16: Part XII--Qualifying Distributions Chapter 17: Part XIII--Undistributed Income Chapter 18: Part XIV--Private Operating Foundations Chapter 19: Part XV--Supplementary Information Chapter 20: Part XVI-A and B--Analysis of Income-Producing Activities Chapter 21: Part XVII--Information Regarding Transfers to and Transactions and Relationships with Noncharitable Exempt Organizations Chapter 22: Signature Block Chapter 23: Donors, Disclosure and Documentation Chapter 24: Board Review of the Form 990-PF Index


Private Foundation Law Made Easy

Private Foundation Law Made Easy

Author: Bruce R. Hopkins

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008-11-03

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 0470454326

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Now your foundation can be fully informed about the basic legal requirements affecting private foundations and avoid the perils lurking in nonprofit tax law traps. Private Foundation Law Made Easy clearly shows you how, with information on reaping the charitable and tax advantages of your private foundation. Filled with straightforward guidance, author Bruce Hopkins?a leading authority on the laws regulating private foundations?demystifies this topic for you and your board members with practical legal information in easy-to-understand English.


The Legal Answer Book for Private Foundations

The Legal Answer Book for Private Foundations

Author: Bruce R. Hopkins

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2001-10-10

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13:

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A must-have guide that enables managers and trustees of private foundations, as well as their lawyers and accountants, to successfully navigate today’s increasingly complex tax laws and reporting requirements Private foundations are the most regulated of nonprofit organizations. Burdened with laws written over thirty years ago, which have become more complex and intricate, private foundations are forced to operate in a harsh legal environment. An operational or reporting mistake, no matter how innocent or inadvertent, can lead to immense tax and other penalties. To reap the charitable, tax, and other economic advantages of private foundations while avoiding the perils lurking in the myriad of tax-law traps, you must be fully informed about the basic legal requirements and the many subtleties and current developments affecting private foundations. Written by two of today’s leading authorities on the laws regulating private foundations, The Legal Answer Book for Private Foundations provides this critical information in an efficient and comprehensible fashion. In clear, easy-to-understand language, the authors provide expert guidance on everything from how to set up a private foundation to how assets are invested, how funds are distributed to grantees, and how to avoid self-dealing. You’ll find answers to such critical questions as: What are the legal definitions of private foundation and public charity, and what constitutes a disqualified person? Just what are the private foundation rules and what are the penalties for violating them? What assets are involved in the calculations of the mandatory payout requirement? How are self-dealing rules avoided? What is an excess business holding? Do foundations have to file annual returns with the IRS? What are the alternatives to private foundations? With the increasing opportunities for the establishment of private foundations, The Legal Answer Book for Private Foundations is an invaluable resource that is mandatory reading for anyone contemplating creation of a foundation or managing or advising an existing foundation.


Private Foundation Handbook and Compliance Guide, 2023

Private Foundation Handbook and Compliance Guide, 2023

Author: Clark Nuber

Publisher:

Published: 2023-08-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780808057598

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Private Foundation Handbook and Compliance Guide provides comprehensive coverage of the legal, tax, and business aspects of forming and operating a family foundation. From grantmaking to investment management, accounting procedures to tax filings, and funding the foundation to protecting it from liability, this handbook provides coverage of all the issues a family foundation faces.This valuable resource provides forms, checklists, questionnaires, training forms, and other items to help provide the professional assistance every foundation needs. Chapter 1: Introduction and History of Private Foundations Chapter 2: Life Cycle of a Private Foundation Chapter 3: Part I--Analysis of Revenue and Expenses Chapter 4: Part II--Balance Sheets Chapter 5: Part III--Analysis of Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances Chapter 6: Part IV--Capital Gains and Losses for Tax on Net Investment Income Chapter 7: Part V--Qualification Under Section 4940(e) for the Reduced Tax on Net Investment Income Chapter 8: Part VI--Excise Tax Based on Investment Income (IRC Section 4940(a), 4940(b), 4940(e), or 4948) Chapter 9: Part VII-A--Statements Regarding Activities Chapter 10: Part VII-B--Statements Regarding Activities for Which Form 4720 May be Required Chapter 11: Part VIII--Information About Officers, Directors, Trustees, Foundation Managers, Highly Paid Employees, and Independent Contractors Chapter 12: Part IX-A--Summary of Direct Charitable Activities Chapter 13: Part IX-B--Program-Related Investments Chapter 14: Part X--Minimum Investment Return Chapter 15: Part XI--Distributable Amount Chapter 16: Part XII--Qualifying Distributions Chapter 17: Part XIII--Undistributed Income Chapter 18: Part XIV--Private Operating Foundations Chapter 19: Part XV--Supplementary Information Chapter 20: Part XVI-A and B--Analysis of Income-Producing Activities Chapter 21: Part XVII--Information Regarding Transfers to and Transactions and Relationships with Noncharitable Exempt Organizations Chapter 22: Signature Block Chapter 23: Donors, Disclosure and Documentation Chapter 24: Board Review of the Form 990-PF Index


Private Foundation Handbook and Compliance Guide (2022)

Private Foundation Handbook and Compliance Guide (2022)

Author: Clark Nuber

Publisher:

Published: 2021-12-21

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780808056652

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Private Foundation Handbook and Compliance Guide provides comprehensive coverage of the legal, tax, and business aspects of forming and operating a family foundation. From grantmaking to investment management, accounting procedures to tax filings, and funding the foundation to protecting it from liability, this handbook provides coverage of all the issues a family foundation faces.This valuable resource provides forms, checklists, questionnaires, training forms, and other items to help provide the professional assistance every foundation needs.


Creating a Private Foundation

Creating a Private Foundation

Author: Roger D. Silk

Publisher: Bloomberg Press

Published: 2003-06-01

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 9781576601365

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Imagine all you'd like to accomplish with your philanthropy. Now picture a large portion of your resources never reaching their intended use due to poor strategies, mismanagement, or unnecessary taxes. Today the opportunities in the philanthropic sector are greater and more varied than ever. Private foundations, which offer several estate and tax-planning advantages as well as unparalleled donor control, have become the vehicle of choice for more than sixty thousand individuals and families--and may be ideal for you. Creating a Private Foundation introduces the issues you need to understand and gives the big picture on how foundations work. It tells you exactly what is involved for you, for the causes you care about, for your finances and taxes, and for your heirs. Chapters address the practicalities as well as the implications of founding, funding, organizing, and operating an effective foundation, including growing its endowment, allocating its assets, and selecting professional foundation management help. Roger Silk, James Lintott, and their colleagues, leaders in the foundation consulting arena, have pooled their wisdom in this comprehensive guide for donors and your advisers. If you're looking to make a difference, there is no better guide.