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Discovering The Tax Implications of Nonprofits Owning For-Profit Businesses

The Charity CFO

Nonprofits with excess holdings may face an excise tax on the value of shares over the limit. Impact on Charitable Contributions Donors to nonprofits often receive tax benefits for their charitable giving. In most cases, a donor may be able to deduct certain charitable donations from their taxes.

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Best Practices when Accounting for Grants

The Charity CFO

The IRS has strict regulations on how to handle grants and charitable contributions, so it is essential that you understand the best practices when accounting for them. We provide timely, accurate, and reliable services with high fidelity to your organization’s mission and values. Get the free guide!

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The importance of expressing impact and gratitude in fundraising

iMarketSmart

Gratitude signals their view of The impact of the gift The value of the relationship, and Their willingness to reciprocate. I omit non-charity causes such as donor finances, death, relocation, or inability to remember making the initial gift. Rebate versus matching: Does how we subsidize charitable contributions matter?

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How To Use Numbers To Inspire More Giving (and How You Should NOT Use Them)

iMarketSmart

It’s called behavioral finance. In charitable giving, the math system works only as a brake, not as an engine. Waking up the math or finance side blocks the social emotion side. In experiments, reminding people about money or finances reduces: Charitable giving [10]. Charitable remainder trusts.[20].

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How to make sure the experience you deliver to donors makes their giving feel worthwhile

iMarketSmart

Perspective shift: Delivering value. Getting big gifts means delivering big value to the donor. It works by delivering more value to donors. It doesn’t deliver the same value. Consider the value delivered to the first donor. The second donor also receives high value. Why can’t they just give us the money?”.

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Why You Should Focus Your Fundraising Efforts on Generating Gifts of Wealth (from Assets) Not on Disposable Income (from Credit Cards, Checks, or Cash)

iMarketSmart

Wealth comes from owning assets that go up in value. Wealth comes from owning assets that go up in value. People buy assets that go up in value by, Picking the right assets. Using personal effort to increase asset value. How the structure of initial charitable contributions impacts the magnitude of subsequent support.

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Why you must deliver value in fundraising, not just take the money and run

iMarketSmart

It’s harder to think, “One day we’ll deliver value to a donor worth a million-dollar gift.” Delivering value as a goal Charities often don’t get a million-dollar gift because they aren’t trying. But they aren’t trying to deliver that much value. In fact, delivering value to the donor may not even make sense to them.

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