March 19, 2018 Hans Dekker in NJ Spotlight We have a long and rich history of philanthropic giving, but new data shows New Jersey falling to last place among wealthy states for giving While a state income tax deduction for…
January 2, 2018 See below for a detailed summary of recent tax changes from our friends and partners at RegentAtlantic. The recent tax law changes were the most disruptive changes to the tax code in more than 30 years. The…
May 16, 2017 The Community Foundation of New Jersey is pleased to welcome Ashley Steinhart of Lowenstein Sandler and David Posner of Posner & Kramer to its Legal, Wealth & Tax Advisory Committee. For more than four decades, Ashley Steinhart…
May 9, 2017 Charitable donations and gifts to donor advised funds rose substantially in 2016, due in part to anticipated tax changes this year. And while the failure of Republicans to come together on a health care plan has raised…
January 4, 2017 By Gabor A. Nagy I am blessed to have so many people in my life who are genuinely nice and want to help others. It’s in our nature to want to help those who are suffering or…
By Michelle J. Black, CIMA®, CPWA® You want to accomplish as much as possible when you donate to charity. Beyond contributing to worthy causes, that means allocating your resources as tax-efficiently as possible. Fortunately, a number of income and estate-tax…
July 21, 2015 Brian Kazanchy, RegentAtlantic As a Wealth Advisor, I work regularly with clients who have a great interest in making donations to charity. Although they could easily write checks to their favorite nonprofits, I usually suggest my clients…
February 20, 2015 The Community Foundation last night hosted members of its Legal, Wealth, Tax Advisory Committee for a reception to say “thank you” for their continued good counsel and support. By guiding philanthropic families, members of the Legal, Wealth,…
July 15, 2014 Many people ask the Community Foundation to help them build their charitable legacies. For those wishing to structure a bequest or other type of fund meant to last for generations, we offer a host of options and…
July 15, 2014 It’s a question we get more often than you think, in part due to tax laws in New Jersey that were once confusing. But as we reported last year, those laws have been clarified and the answer…