Not even the kitchen sink: Giving your house to charity is worth exploring
Did you know August was national Make-A-Will month? Probably not. But that’s ok, because, really, any month is the right time to take action [...]
This may be your best move yet!
If you’ve already established a donor-advised fund at the Winona Community Foundation, you can understand why it’s become such a popular tool to organize [...]
2024 Founders Event: You’re Invited!
It is an honor for the Winona Community Foundation to award the members of the BK5k Road Race Planning Committee with the 2024 Founders [...]
Philanthropy: A team sport
At first glance, you may think of charitable giving as mostly an individual act. Certainly, most of the time, the actual money or asset [...]
Philanthropy snapshot: A global priority with local impact
Summertime can mean vacations, travel, a slower (or at least different) pace, and time to reflect. This year, our staff is thinking quite a [...]
Five Mid-year Reminders About Charitable Giving
We hope you're enjoying your summer! We've put together six tips to keep in mind as you plan your charitable giving for the coming [...]
Planning for a sunset: Lock in a higher exemption, unlock a legacy
Without legislation to prevent it, the sunsetting of current estate tax laws at the end of 2025 will dramatically reduce the federal estate tax [...]
Advising the charitable millionaire next door
At the end of 2024’s first quarter, an estimated 485,000 Americans could count themselves among the so-called “401(k) millionaires,” meaning the balance in their employer-sponsored retirement [...]
Gifts of appreciated stock: Picking favorites
You’re well aware that donating highly-appreciated stock to a fund at the Winona Community Foundation offers significant advantages for your clients over making cash [...]
Local Giving – Local Granting: Turning $245,000 into $400,000 – and making lots of impact in between!
In 2012, the Winona Community Foundation was informed that they were named a beneficiary of the Wilmer L. Larson and Beverly A. Larson last [...]
