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The Empact
Philantropy
Gifts to an Evanston Community Foundation (ECF) endowment by
bequest or within an estate plan let people continue or increase their
annual giving patterns forever.
The Basics
Charitable giving from assets is a valuable element of financial taxplanning
strategy — and such gifts provide great satisfaction to
thoughtful donors. Gifts of cash and publicly-traded securities or
retirement plan assets are the easiest to transfer. Our gift acceptance
policies provide guidance on a wider range of asset types and giving
vehicles. Of course ECF also accepts lifetime asset transfers for donor
advised funds or outright contributions to other funds. Learn more.
Good Stewardship And Service
The Foundation can help you and your clients to find the options
for charitable giving that most appeal to them and best suit their
circumstances. We don’t advise donors on tax or legal matters, but we
can explain just how their gift can be put to work in the community
that’s been so important to them.
Do Something To Make A Difference!
Use our brochure — do something to make a difference! — to launch
a conversation with your clients.
Our Expertise
Unlike national foundations offering donor advised funds under
the auspices of financial services firms, we’re experts in investing
Evanston’s resources to best address the challenges of our community,
across a wide range of interest areas.
Strategies We Support
Charitable gifts timed to confer the greatest tax advantage.
Additions to or establishment of endowed funds, so that today’s gifts
will give and grow into the future. Establishment of donor advised
funds, enabling donors to recommend the charitable use of their gifts
over time. Gifts of appreciated securities or real estate, potentially
reducing the burden of capital gains taxes. Bequests designating ECF
in a will or trust as a beneficiary of a specific amount, a percentage,
or a remainder — or of a retirement account, in order to preserve for
heirs assets taxed at lower rates.
Designation as a beneficiary on a no-longer-needed life insurance
policy, for a tax deduction now.
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