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Charitable Trusts Private Foundations

Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC

To “B” or Not to “B” a Benefit Corporation *

As counsel for many socially-conscious businesses, perhaps the most frequent early-stage question we field from entrepreneurs is whether they should organize their business as a traditional business entity (such as a...more

Charles E. Rounds, Jr. - Suffolk University...

The Case For Making Substantial Unrestricted Gifts To A Charitable Corporation Indirectly Via Assignment To An Independent...

When considering how to make a substantial gift to a charitable corporation, one should not rule out making it indirectly via assignment to an independent trustee. First, an independent trusteeship facilitates proper asset...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Mission-Related Investments under Trust Law

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As explored in a previous article, the IRS clarified that mission-related investments (MRIs) will not trigger the private foundation “jeopardy investment” rule (that is, a private foundation cannot make investments that would...more

Charles E. Rounds, Jr. - Suffolk University...

The charitable corporation: A trust in disguise?

The charitable trust can have certain practical advantages over the charitable corporation, at least in some quarters and under certain circumstances. Operational simplicity and low-cost maintenance are some of the pluses....more

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