When Giving Money Isn’t Enough: Direct Charitable Activities of Private Foundations

2015 Tax Seminar (Salk Institute), La Jolla, California

92969426 - CopyYour foundation wants to go beyond its grant-making programs and increase its involvement, perhaps through leveraging your expertise, supplementing your grant-making dollars, and/or investing strategically and programmatically.  But how do you expand while still being subject to the prohibited transaction rules set out in the Internal Revenue Code?  This paper and presentation examine key issues of direct charitable activities, program-related investments, advantages and disadvantages of private operating foundations, and use of separate and subsidiary entities for related activities.

Negotiating Research Grant Agreements with Universities and Research Institutions

2015 Tax Seminar (Salk Institute), La Jolla, California

117685890As a foundation, working with universities and nonprofit research institutions can be an exciting and rewarding process!  While there are different ways you can fund this type of project, it is important to consider negotiating a grant agreement with the institution to clarify both parties’ expectations in a written record.  This paper and presentation explore different aspects of the grant agreement negotiation process and include several sample clauses to consider when negotiating.

Private Foundations: A practical Guide to Key Issues, Choices, and Risks

Philanthropy Southwest and the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

160910502Consider this paper the “CliffsNotes” to the planning, creation, and operation of private foundations.  If you need to go back to the basics of charitable planning, start here.  [Looking for a reference outline on public charities?  See my paper posted in 2014 titled Article: Public Charity Basics.]