Akron Life November 2023

PHILANTHROPY

[ by Alexandra Sobczak ]

Lasting Gift Incorporate planned giving into your financial plan.

Akron Community Foundation provides the opportunity to give to a charity or to multiple charities through a fund or to the Akron Community Foundation board discretionary fund instead of just writing a check to an individual charity. In the past year, it gave to nearly 750 area nonprofits, and it highlights how powerful individuals’ donations can be. “We distribute between $13 and $15 million back out to the com munity annually, and the majority of that giving is from our indi viduals,” Lederer says. “You can have a great impact.” She provides some insights into different kinds of gifts you can give.

Whether you want to support the arts, education, ani mals, a demographic in need, a specific community or the next generation, there are myriad nonprofits to donate to in Greater Akron. Incorporating planned giving into your financial plan is one way to contribute to the organizations and causes you care about. “They’ve raised their family and they’ve made their money, and now they want to be able to give back in a meaningful way,” says Laura Lederer, the vice president and chief development officer at Akron Community Foundation. “There’s a bunch of different ideas that will lend permanence to the community.”

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