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An overview of private foundations (non-operating) for the financial advisor, planned giving officer, or philanthropist interested in learning about the legal and tax structure.
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Private foundations
- 1. Private Foundations & Donor Advised Funds
- 2. All slides are taken from this book. Available from Amazon.com Full Color version available at www.createspace.com/4707238
- 3. Private foundations (non-operating) and donor advised funds hold money and distribute grants
- 4. 78% 14% 5% 3% Assets 81% 3% 14% 2% Charitable Distributions Private Foundations (non-operating) Charitable Remainder Trusts Donor Advised Funds Charitable Lead Trusts Private Foundations are the Dominant Charitable Planning Vehicles Combining 2010 data from IRS Statistics of Income (PF, CRT & CLT) and National Philanthropic Trust (DAF)
- 5. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 $Billions Total Assets in Fidelity, Schwab, and Vanguard Donor Advised Funds Donor Advised Funds are Growing Rapidly
- 7. Psychology’s “terror management theory” suggests a defense to mortality reminders is to create symbolic immortality (one’s name, impact, story will live on)
- 8. Dead • Josiah K. Lilly (1948) • Edsel Ford (1943) • Robert Wood Johnson II (1968) • W.K. Kellog (1951) • Andrew W. Mellon (1937) • John D. Rockefeller (1937) Alive • Lilly Endowment • Ford Foundation • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation • W.K. Kellog Foundation • Andrew W. Mellon Foundation • The Rockefeller Foundation
- 9. The rules of a private foundation can be permanent This differs from leaving an inheritance or company where later generations make all rules
- 10. A private foundation allows donor and descendents to control the foundation assets and charitable payouts indefinitely
- 11. A private foundation can transmit values by involving descendents in specific charitable causes for many generations
- 12. Three types of charitable organizations Public charity Supporting organization Private foundation
- 13. Public Charity • Publicly supported OR • Operates ongoing traditional charitable activity (e.g., hospital, church, school) Private Foundation • Default if charity not a public charity or supporting organization
- 14. Typical private foundation • Funded by one person, family, or corporation • Makes grants, rather than directly running charitable activity • Expenditures funded by investment income
- 15. Typical private foundation • Funded by one person, family, or corporation • Makes grants, rather than directly running charitable activity • Expenditures funded by investment income Traditional charity (e.g., operates church, hospital, school)
- 16. Typical private foundation • Funded by one person, family, or corporation • Makes grants, rather than directly running charitable activity • Expenditures funded by investment income Publicly- supported charity Atleast1/3of totalsupport1 fromsmall donors2 1Includesgiftsandinvestmentincomeoverlast4years.Largeunusualgiftsfromoutsiderscanbe excluded. 2Giftsfromthosegiving≤2%oftotal supportandanysupportfromgovernment
- 17. At least 1/10 of total support1 from small donors2 Typical private foundation • Funded by one person, family, or corporation • Makes grants, rather than directly running charitable activity • Expenditures funded by investment income operated to attract new public or government support Smells like public charity “facts and circumstances” that it is a public charity 1Includesgiftsandinvestmentincomeoverlast4years.Largeunusualgiftsfromoutsiderscanbe excluded. 2Giftsfromthosegiving≤2%oftotal supportandanysupportfromgovernment
- 18. Typical private foundation • Funded by one person, family, or corporation • Makes grants, rather than directly running charitable activity • Expenditures funded by investment income Atleast1/3oftotalsupport1 from memberships+charitable operations+smalldonors2 No more than 1/3 of total support1 from investment income 1 Includesgiftsandinvestmentincome.Largeunusualgiftsfrom outsiderscanbeexcluded 2Includessupportfromgovernment Public charity by receipts
- 19. or Charitable Trust Under state law create a… Obtain federal tax exempt status Initial Application 1023 Annual filing 990-PF Create a Private Foundation Flexible; lower UBIT rates More founder control; foreign operations eliminate deductibility for corporate donors Nonprofit Corporation 1. 2.
- 20. Private foundations can be large, but most aren’t 26% 39% 28% 4% 3% Asset Size: Non-Operating Private Foundations $1 under $100,000 $100,000 under $1MM $1MM under $10MM $10MM under $25MM $25MM or more Source: IRS Statistics of Income for 2010. Domestic Private Foundations: Number and Selected Financial Data, by Type of Foundation and Size of End-of-year Fair Market. Excluding those not reporting any assets
- 21. Foundation board • Often the donor and close family members • Can establish rules for succession – Descendents who meet certain criteria – Unequal voting rights allowable – Junior board for minors advising on small gifts
- 22. Tax rules for private foundations
- 23. Tax on net investment income • 2% tax on net investment income • Drops to 1% If charitable grants ≥ assets X (avg. % payout in the last five years) + 1% of net investment income
- 24. Gifts to private foundations also have lower income-based deductibility limits
- 25. Current Value: $25 1990 Paid $1 Long-term capital gain (special election) Tangible personal property (“unrelated” use) CashOrdinary income property Inventory Short-term capital gain Public Charity Public Charity
- 26. Current Value: $25 1990 Paid $1 Long-term capital gain (no special election) Tangible personal property (“related” use) CashOrdinary income property Inventory Short-term capital gain Public Charity Private Foundation (non-operating)
- 27. Current Value: $25 1990 Paid $1 Long-term capital gain (any) Tangible personal property (“related” or “unrelated” use) Current Value: $25 1990 Paid $1 Private Foundation (non-operating) Private Foundation (non-operating)
- 28. Charitable Purposes To protect charitable distributions, many transactions are prohibited or penalized Insider Benefits
- 29. • Self-dealing • Failure to distribute income • Excess business holding • Investments that jeopardize charitable purpose • Taxable expenditures Insider Benefits Charitable Purposes
- 30. IRS punishments for transactions that break the rules include: • Initial tax (10%- 30%) • Additional tax if transaction not corrected (25%- 200%) • Revoking exemption
- 31. Who is an insider (A.K.A. a “disqualified person”)? Insider Benefits Charitable Purposes
- 32. Insider or “Disqualified Person” • Officer, director, trustee, or any employee with responsibility for the act • Ancestor, spouse, descendent, or spouse of descendent of above • Corporation, trust, or partnership owned 35% or more by above • Substantial contributor >2% of all contributions from foundation start to end of tax year (+>5K total contributions) Grantors of a charitable trust automatically qualify
- 33. • Self-dealing • Failure to distribute income • Excess business holding • Investments that jeopardize charitable purpose • Taxable expenditures Insider Benefits Charitable Purposes
- 34. Self-Dealing • Sell, exchange, lease, transfer or loan money, goods, services, property, or facilities to a disqualified person • Paying a government official
- 35. Bargain sale Suppose a disqualified person is willing to sell a $200,000 property to the foundation for $10,000?
- 36. Bargain sale Suppose a disqualified person gives a $200,000 property (with a recent $12,000 mortgage) to the foundation? (Payment of the insider’s debt is a benefit, but allowed if debt is 10+ years old)
- 37. Self-Dealing Penalty • Disqualified person taxed 10% of transaction (+5% tax on foundation manager who knowingly participates) • Must correct in 90 days of IRS notice else disqualified person taxed 200% (+50% tax on foundation manager)
- 38. Free gifts to the foundation of money, property, or use of money or property are allowed
- 39. Foundation can hire an insider to perform necessary professional or managerial services (called “personal services”) if compensation is reasonable • Investment advice • Legal work • Accounting/tax services • Banking • Administrative assistance The Council on Foundations’ Foundation Management Report contains compensation information for various positions
- 40. Reimbursements of reasonable and necessary expenses such as meals and travel • Travel to foundation board meetings for board members (and junior board members who perform some functions in that role) • Travel to grantees or potential grantees sites to investigate current or potential awards
- 41. Private foundations allow for unlimited multi-generational, nearly tax-free (1%-2%) control of wealth, with ongoing ability to provide insider travel and employment for professional/ management services, and limiting charitable activities to founder’s desires
- 42. • Self-dealing • Failure to distribute income • Excess business holding • Investments that jeopardize charitable purpose • Taxable expenditures Insider Benefits Charitable Purposes
- 43. The foundation must distribute at least 5% of non-charitable net assets under its control by the end of the following tax year
- 44. Non-charitable net assets excludes charitable assets and assets not yet under foundations’ control No charitable assets: used for charitable purposes, such as paintings on loan to a museum, or office furniture used to manage the foundation No assets not yet under foundation’s control: a right to receive property after death, after estate administration, or after payment of a pledge.
- 45. 5% payout is reduced by investment tax and unrelated business income tax
- 46. Administrative expenses for grant-making or fundraising (but not investment management) also count as charitable expenditures towards the 5%
- 47. 5% can be spent on grants to charity including designated purpose funds, but NOT to • Another non-operating foundation • Charity controlled by the foundation or disqualified persons • Donor advised funds
- 48. Buying or improving assets used directly in charitable purposes also count towards 5%
- 49. Buying or improving assets used directly in charitable purposes also count towards 5%
- 50. Can the foundation postpone payouts to save up for a big gift?
- 51. Yes. If… • It is for a project better accomplished through set aside than by immediate payout (e.g., constructing a building) • Pay out within 60 months of first set-aside
- 52. If the foundation makes a big gift, will the amount above 5% carry over to future years?
- 53. If the foundation makes a big gift, will the amount above 5% carry over to future years? Yes. Gifts above 5% can carry forward for up to 5 years
- 54. • Foundation pays a tax of 30% of required amount not distributed • Additional 100% if not corrected in 90 days of IRS notice Penalty for Failure to Distribute
- 55. • Self-dealing • Failure to distribute income • Excess business holding • Investments that jeopardize charitable purpose • Taxable expenditures Insider Benefits Charitable Purposes
- 56. What’s the problem with excess business holdings?
- 57. • Donor still controls the business even though he has taken a charitable deduction • Donor decides if any profit is distributed to the foundation • Donor controls his (and other’s) compensation at the business Foundation
- 58. Foundation + Insiders 20% +15% If Another Has Effective ControlOthers 65% Private foundation can’t own >2% if foundation and all disqualified persons combined own >20% of a company (35% if someone else has effective control)
- 59. • Charitable function such as a school or hospital • Business run by unpaid volunteers or selling donated items • Business for beneficiaries /employees such as a museum cafeteria Full ownership of a charitable business is allowed
- 60. Full ownership is allowed if business is passive – simply collecting dividends, interests, royalties, or real estate rent without leverage
- 61. Time to dispose of excess business holdings • 90 days if foundation buys • 5 years if foundation receives as a gift [and can request extension for another 5 years if unusual circumstances]
- 62. • Foundation pays a tax of 10% of highest business holdings above maximum • Up to 200% if not corrected in 90 days of IRS notice Excess Business Holding Penalty
- 63. • Self-dealing • Failure to distribute income • Excess business holding • Investments that jeopardize charitable purpose • Taxable expenditures Insider Benefits Charitable Purposes
- 64. Crazy investment gambles can jeopardize the charitable purpose
- 65. Nothing is automatically disqualified, but special attention given to options, margin trading, short selling, commodity futures, oil/gas interests Jeopardizing investments are excessively risky in the context of entire portfolio (“fails to exercise ordinary business care and prudence”)
- 66. High risk investments are allowed if they are primarily charitable • Needy student loans • Low-income housing • Urban renewal
- 67. • Foundation pays a tax of 10% of the jeopardizing investment (manager pays 5%, up to $10k) • Another 25% if not corrected within 90 days of IRS notice (manager pays another 5%, up to $20k) Jeopardizing Investment Penalty
- 68. • Self-dealing • Failure to distribute income • Excess business holding • Investments that jeopardize charitable purpose • Taxable expenditures Insider Benefits Charitable Purposes
- 69. Taxable expenditures • Non-charitable purposes • Political campaigning or lobbying (except non- partisan research) • Grants to individuals except – Travel, study, or similar if IRS approves non-discriminatory award process – Grants to impoverished persons or disaster victims – Prizes/awards to recognize achievement with no restrictions on use of funds
- 70. • 20% of the taxable expenditure (manager pays 5% up to $10k if no reasonable cause) • Another 100% if not corrected within 90 days of IRS notice (manager pays another 50%, up to $20k) Taxable Expenditures Penalty
- 71. What if creating a private foundation is just too much hassle?
- 72. I give to a donor advised fund and “advise” when and where it will be distributed to other charities
- 73. Donor Charities The Donor Advised Fund Donor’s DAF $ $ Sponsoringcharityhaslegal ownershipofDAFs $ Gifts are to a public charity, because charity has legal ownership Charity follows donor advice, otherwise no one would give again $
- 74. Donor advised fund • No minimum payout • Minimal setup & administrative expense • Expected control of grants • Investment management sometimes allowed • Legislatively new • High income limits & valuations • No tax on earnings Private foundation • 5% minimum payout • Significant setup & administrative expense • Legal control of grants • Investment management always allowed • Legislatively stable • Low income limits & valuations • 1% or 2% tax on earnings
- 75. End of year DAF contributions pull forward deductions Many use DAFs as a short- term conduit to take an earlier tax deduction for expected future gifting to charities
- 76. DAF Limitations • No benefits (grants, loans, compensation, or indirect benefit) to donor, family, or organizations 35%+ controlled by these. Ex: no major donor event tickets • No excess business holdings (same rule as private foundations) • No distributions to private foundations (rare exceptions) or individuals
- 77. Private Foundations & Donor Advised Funds
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