The vast majority of donors engage in “checkbook charity.” A gift of cash is easy to execute and is straight-forward. Even affluent donors with high incomes and high net worth give cash. According to the 2025 Bank of America (BOA)  Study of Philanthropy,  nearly 82% of affluent donor households made gifts directly from their personal assets and income. However, the remaining 18% utilize some sort of charitable giving vehicle. These savvy donors have blended concerns about c

On any given day, somewhere in the world, people are suffering from hardship & hurt due to a natural disaster. Sometimes the disaster is momentary and painful ( tornado, hurricane, earthquake) while in other instances the harm may occur over a longer period of time, such as a drought( and the crop loss and starvation that comes with it), and may have a myriad of causes beyond just nature ( political, commercial, cultural.) Disaster relief when needed most For those donors who