Professional Advisors

The Catholic Community Foundation can be an excellent resource for your clients’ charitable wealth & estate planning.

We help individuals and families with ideas and vehicles so they can execute their philanthropic goals during and after their lifetime. Building relationships with and educating professional advisors (CPAs, Estate Planning Attorneys, Wealth Managers, etc.) are key so that, when appropriate, advisors can direct clients to our Donor Advised Funds, Family Funds (endowed & non-endowed), Family Legacy Plan, and other philanthropic consultation services.

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Information For Advisors

What is The Catholic Community Foundation?

The Catholic Community Foundation can be an excellent resource for your clients’ wealth and estate planning. We are a fully functioning community foundation which helps individuals and families with ideas and vehicles so they can execute their philanthropic goals during and after their lifetime. We offer:

Why The Catholic Foundation?

As a repository of grant requests for the local Catholic community, we can inform donors about effective programs that would benefit from their support
We partner with Jordan Park, an investment advisory firm in San Francisco, and have a sophisticated investment committee to optimize investment returns
We offer donors the option to retain a private financial advisor with a gift of ≥$1 million
We accept complex gifts such as real estate, operating partnership shares, cryptocurrency, etc.
All funds managed under United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Guidelines

What services do you offer for my clients?

Family Funds

Donor Advised Funds >

Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) offer flexibility in your clients’ charitable giving. We provide information about opportunities to meet needs in our community. Your client moves money to a DAF for an immediate tax deduction and then decides later which charities they wish to support.

Family Endowed & Non-Endowed Funds >

Family Funds allow individuals and families to support the organizations and programs that they love, either permanently or with a custom granting timeline. The Foundation provides family name remembrance with grants, protection of intent, variance power for the donor, and more.

These funds are eligible for QCDs from retirement assets.

Legacy Planning Services

We can be your clients’ partner in defining and implementing a charitable gift through their estate plan. We make donating to charity after one’s lifetime simple for both the advisor and the client. Read more about our Family Legacy Plan to see how our “single beneficiary strategy” works.

Institutional Funds

Designated & Purpose-Driven Funds >

Your clients may donate to an existing fund or create a new fund for a specific organization/program or area of work. These funds are open to donations from the public.

See our full list of Designated & Purpose-Driven Funds here >

What are some ways my clients can get involved with you?

Donate to an existing or begin a new endowment fund. Learn More
Solve a tax problem and manage your philanthropic giving with a Donor Advised Fund. Learn More
Discuss the possibility of creating FOREVER VALUE with a Family Endowment. Learn More
Use the Foundation as a resource for Legacy Planning. Learn More

Resources & Ideas for your Clients

See our resources page for tax information, forms to download, and ideas for your clients.

See the Resources & Ideas Page

Articles for Professional Advisors

* The Catholic Community Foundation does not provide legal advice or services and requests that all potential donors seek the services of a professional advisor prior to making a gift.