by Andrew Hibel | Dec 7, 2021 | Charitable Giving, Featured, Giving Tuesday
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 is one of my favorite days of the year. It’s GivingTuesday which is a day to reflect on acts of generosity and to remember that every act of generosity counts. “GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that...
by Andrew Hibel | Jan 12, 2021 | Charitable Giving, Donor Impact, Donor-Advised Funds, Featured, Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday was started in 2012 in a partnership by the 92nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation to create an international day of giving during the busy holiday shopping season. Since 2012, Giving Tuesday (#GivingTuesday) has become a powerful movement...
by Andrew Hibel | Jan 12, 2021 | Charitable Giving, Donor-Advised Funds, Featured
Representative Mark Walker of North Carolina has proposed the Universal Charitable Deduction which would allow non-itemizers to deduct their gifts in addition to taking the standard deduction. The bill caps the deduction at one-third of the standard...
by Andrew Hibel | Jan 12, 2021 | Charitable Giving, Donor Impact, Featured, Linked In, Taxes
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 was the first major legislative change to the tax code since 1986. While many of its’ changes left how the charitable deduction worked unchanged, the doubling of the standard deduction is predicted to reduce the...
by Andrew Hibel | Dec 3, 2020 | Featured, Linked In
It’s Sunday afternoon and I’ve just driven three hours through the frozen heartland of Illinois to pay my last respects to someone who has recently passed away. It is sunny on what should be a dark day, but my drive has given me the opportunity to reflect on my...
