A donor-advised fund can enhance your philanthropic journey and help you create a legacy of generosity.
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Get started with a donor-advised fund
Are you looking for an easy and effective way to make an impact in the community?
Do you have a nonprofit or issue area you’re passionate about?
Are you looking for ways to maximize the tax benefits of your charitable giving?
What are the type of assets you can donate?
You can give:
- Cash: Check, wire or credit card
- Securities: marketable stocks, bonds, and mutual fund shares, closely held and restricted stock
- Life insurance
- Business partnerships/interests
- Retirement plan assets
- Real estate and property
- Oil, gas, and mineral rights
- Estate and trust assets
- Tangible personal property
- Cryptocurrency
Want to donate something not on our list?
Contact bsharma@cftexas.org
You can open a charitable giving fund for a minimum gift of $5,000.
What are the benefits of working with CFT?
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Communities Foundation of Texas offers:
- Simplicity: Make a single tax-deductible gift. CFT will vet nonprofits and make grants to nonprofits at your request.
- Personal concierge: Enjoy personalized assistance from a dedicated relationship manager to support your charitable goal.
- Expertise with complex assets: Trust our experts to manage the full range of your non-cash assets, including IRA, life insurance, real estate, business partnerships, etc.
- Legacy planning: Craft a personalized, tax-advantaged giving plan for lasting impact across generations.
- Strategic Approach to Giving: Leverage our expertise for large-scale, multi-year, data-driven grantmaking and reporting.
- Community of Like-hearted Givers: Connect with a network of givers and access our exclusive resources, volunteer opportunities, educational events and nonprofit site visits.
Why Choose CFT?
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Commercial Donor-Advised Funds
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Highest charitable tax deduction
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Commercial Donor-Advised Funds
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No minimum payout
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Commercial Donor-Advised Funds
Private Foundation
Tax-free asset growth
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Commercial Donor-Advised Funds
Private Foundation
Personal Concierge
Communities Foundation of Texas
Commercial Donor-Advised Funds
Private Foundation
Expertise with complex assets
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Commercial Donor-Advised Funds
Private Foundation
Customized legacy planning
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Commercial Donor-Advised Funds
Private Foundation
Expansive community knowledge
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Commercial Donor-Advised Funds
Private Foundation
Advanced grantmaking support
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Commercial Donor-Advised Funds
Private Foundation
Educational and networking opportunities
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Commercial Donor-Advised Funds
Private Foundation
A Passion For Education
The Sethis’ family fund and scholarship fund are centered around providing educational opportunities for students.
Between our family fund and our scholarship fund, we can positively impact a student’s entire career journey, and that is important to us.
Giving Legacy
The Plunk Family Fund has streamlined the Plunks’ giving and allowed them to involve their children in their generosity.
Having CFT as a partner for our charitable giving fund has been extremely helpful, as has joining a community that surrounds us with other charitably minded people.
CFT is a great partner in our international grantmaking, helping provide capacity in vetting organizations that are doing good work.
Boski Sharma, CAP
Director, Donor Relations
