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For clients seeking retirement income and charitable impact, split-interest gifts may offer a powerful planning opportunity. Here’s how charitable gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts differ, and when each option may make sense.
The winning proposal, focused on expanding the organization’s outpatient behavioral health programs, school-based therapy services, and its Teen Wellness Group.
Giving Voice Spring 2026: Donor Story
Giving Voice Spring 2026: Special Feature
Winning Project to be announced at May 28 Community Celebration
Karin Sloan DeLaney, ESQ. Member, Bousquet Holstein PLLC, was the 2026 recipient of our Partner in Philanthropy Award.
A new initiative at OptionZero is helping people build strength in more ways than one. With support from our Black Equity and Excellence Fund, the B-Squared program is creating accessible fitness spaces where individuals of all ages and abilities can grow physically, mentally and emotionally.
New York’s estate tax “cliff” creates a narrow but critical planning window: In 2026, estates near the state’s $7.35 million exclusion amount can face disproportionate tax consequences, making careful drafting and tools like charitable bequests and “Santa Clause” provisions essential to preserve more for heirs...
Marjorie Dey Carter spent her life opening doors for others. As Syracuse City School District’s first Black teacher, she taught generations of children to see their own promise. In her passing, she continued that legacy, directing her estate to the Community Foundation to strengthen the...