GEOList Summary: Questions regarding Donor Advised Funds

  • Austin Frizzell, October 1, 2018

Has anyone ever used a term of years for the privilege of advising on the fund? The second question relates to the IRS pronouncement (Notice 2017-73) that the fulfillment of donor pledges through a grant from a donor advised fund would be treated as incurring “no more than incidental benefit” for the donor advised fund advisor. Have you addressed this in your donor advised fund policy? If so, how did you frame it? Have you also addressed charity events and membership fees?

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