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Gifting Privately Held Business Interests to Public Charities: A Win-Win for Clients and the Community
For the right client, a charitable gift of long-term, privately held business interests (“Private Stock”) to an organization classified as a public charity[1] can be a “win-win” solution. This type of gift typically allows taxpayers to avoid long-term capital gains...
Community Foundation of Tampa Bay’s South Shore Council grant expands mental health services in south Hillsborough County
Grant to Seniors in Service covered cost of care for families in south Hillsborough County Tampa, Fla. (April 13, 2021) – Hillsborough County families received much-needed access to mental health care through a grant to Seniors in Service from the Community Foundation...
Giving guide: How to set your family’s philanthropy strategy
Giving together is a great way for families to share their interests and values while making a positive impact in the community. Involving children in giving — even at very modest levels — shares the joy of giving and teaches importance of becoming contributing and...
Lawmakers support expansion of CARES Act deduction
Four Republican Senators, four Democratic Senators, a House Democrat, and a House Republican have introduced legislation to expand the increased charitable deduction cap for non-itemizers to up to one-third of the standard deduction. The Universal Giving Pandemic...
April showers: Puddles to avoid as you navigate tax deadline extensions
Your clients most certainly are aware that the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department have extended the federal income tax filing and payment deadline for the 2020 tax year from April 15, 2021 to May 17, 2021. Be aware, however, that clients might...
One year later, our community’s needs are greater than ever
Over the past year, COVID-19 has attacked much more than our physical health. It’s affected nearly every aspect of our community. We have learned that our community’s needs are deeper and wider ranging than many previously realized, and that a significant number of...
Impact Story – CASA (Citrus County Abuse Shelter Association, Inc.)
Since 1983, Citrus County Abuse Shelter Association, Inc. (CASA) has been helping victims of domestic violence and their children to become free of abusive relationships and violent homes. Intimate partner violence (IPV) commonly referred to as domestic violence is...
THE SOUTH SHORE REGIONAL COUNCIL OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF TAMPA BAY ANNOUNCES CHANGES
TAMPA, Fla. – The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay is pleased to announce that Michael W. Ball has joined the South Shore Regional Council for 2021. Michael is a Navy veteran and a Financial Advisor with Edward Jones. In addition, Janice “Jan” Bassett has...
Impact Story – Pasco Kids First
The mission of Pasco Kids First is to keep kids safe, strengthen families through empowerment and enhance our community by preventing child abuse and healing children from trauma. Pasco Kids First was founded in 1989 and serves as the Children's Advocacy Center in...
Tax tips: Qualified appraisals and 2020 tax changes, and holiday parties (not)
Three of our favorite tax tips for March: For yet another reminder about the importance of obtaining a qualified appraisal for transactions in order to secure a charitable deduction, as well as evidence that the IRS will continue its scrutiny of conservation...
Community Foundation of Tampa Bay expands Mental Health First Aid training program
Private training sessions now offered for groups of 10 people or more Tampa, Fla. (March 15, 2021) – The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay is expanding the ways that people can take part in its “Mental Health First Aid” nationally certified training course. Groups of...
Impact Story – Seniors In Service
Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay is a nonprofit founded in 1984 that provides solutions to community challenges by engaging volunteers age 55+. They help disadvantaged children, isolated elders, overwhelmed caregivers, adults with disabilities, struggling veterans and...
Customized Meetings for Your Family’s Philanthropic Journey
The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay offers customized family meetings to assist families in planning their charitable giving to leave a lasting legacy. Because families vary where they are in their philanthropic journey, we begin the process by scheduling a...
Smith & Associates Real Estate Launches Philanthropic Foundation
The Smith & Associates Real Estate Foundation Establishes Giving Arm for the Company TAMPA, Fla. (March 1, 2021) – Since its inception over fifty years ago, Smith & Associates Real Estate has been committed to its mission of positively impacting the community....
Impact Story – Hindu Family Support Services
HFSS is a faith-based nonprofit that provides culturally sensitive services to empower survivors of gender-based violence in the South Asian diaspora through awareness, advocacy and economic agency. Helping South Asian Survivors of Domestic Violence in Tampa...
URBAN LEAGUE OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, LEAP TAMPA BAY COLLEGE ACCESS NETWORK AND KNACK ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP TO SUPPORT COMPLETE TAMPA BAY INITIATIVE
TAMPA, Fla. – The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay is pleased to announce a partnership between the Urban League of Hillsborough County (ULHC), LEAP Tampa Bay College Access Network and Knack that will encourage ULHC clients with a desire to return to education or...
Impact Story – Enterprising Latinas
Founded in 2009, Enterprising Latinas set out to promote economic mobility among women to enable them to achieve their personal goals and aspirations, to teach skills and offer tools that lead to greater prosperity, and transform community challenges into new economic...
Impact Story – The Plus Projec+
Tampa Bay has a strong history of organizations providing services to the LGBTQ+ community. Some of these organizations are more ‘LGBTQ+ intentional’—meaning it’s very clear that they serve the LGBTQ+ community. But others are more ‘LGBTQ+ incidental’—meaning they...
Impact Story – Girls on the Run Greater Tampa Bay
We are proud to see Dana using her “Jar of Joy” full of positive comments and “activating her Star Power” that she is learning at GOTR! – Laura Moore, Executive Director of Girls on the Run Greater Tampa Bay "At practice this season, one of our girls, Dana, brought in...
Community Foundation of Tampa Bay and Stetson University College of Law Welcome Three New Community Fellows
TAMPA, FL - The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay and Stetson University College of Law welcome three new Community Fellows as part of the Alliance for Advocacy and Philanthropy partnership. As part of this collaboration, the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay offers...
BEVERLEY J. MCLAIN, M.B.A., CAP® HAS NEW ROLE WITH THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF TAMPA BAY
TAMPA, FL – The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay is pleased to announce that we have contracted with Beverley J. McLain, M.B.A., CAP® - Philanthropy Consultant with McLain Consulting LLC. Beverley formerly worked at the Foundation for 15 years as Senior Vice...
PINELLAS COUNTY URBAN LEAGUE, LEAP TAMPA BAY COLLEGE ACCESS NETWORK AND KNACK ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP TO SUPPORT COMPLETE TAMPA BAY INITIATIVE
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay is pleased to announce a partnership between the Pinellas County Urban League (PCUL), LEAP Tampa Bay College Access Network and Knack that will encourage PCUL clients with a desire to return to education or...
Impact Story – Tampa Bay Watch
"Tampa Bay Watch's large-scale environmental education program, Estuary EDventures, strives to empower Tampa Bay area students to act as stewards of the Tampa Bay estuary by providing field experiences that combine classroom resources with hands-on field experiences...
Video Message and Save the Date for our Family Foundations
Empowering Family Philanthropy Workshop - Save the Date: January 26, 2021 With average life spans increasing, there are now five generations above the age of 21 in most societies today. Families are no longer passing the baton from one generation to the next but,...
