Moneysmartz Personal Finance Guide and Blog http://www.moneysmartz.com/weblog/ Moneysmartz helps individuals easily navigate through the chaos and clutter of the Web to the information and advice they need to make smarter financial decisions. en Copyright 2008 personal+finance money Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:27:32 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.21-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Philanthropy Update Moneysmartz Directory Updates: PhilanthropyPhilanthrophyAccording to the Giving USA Foundation, Americans contributed almost $300 billion to charity in 2006. If you are considering giving to charity, then the Moneysmartz Philanthropy category will help you find charitable organizations, understand the tax implications of charitable giving, learn more about philanthropic causes, and stay away from less than scrupulous charitable organizations. To find a charity in your area, visit the Justgive.org listing. To understand the tax consequences of your giving, go to the H&R Block listing. Finally, for some cautionary advice on charitable giving, visit the FTC listing.

]]> http://www.moneysmartz.com/weblog/archives/2008/03/philanthropy_update.php http://www.moneysmartz.com/weblog/archives/2008/03/philanthropy_update.php Directory Updates Philanthropy Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:27:32 -0600 Securities Donation Calculator The Moneysherpa PagesSecurities Donation CalculatorAccording to Giving USA, Americans gave total contributions of $260.28 billion for 2005. Generous by most standards and partly fueled by tax savings.

If you are considering a year-end charitable gift, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund's Securities Donation Calculator will help you measure the tax savings from selling the securities and contributing the proceeds to charity and paying any associated capital gains tax compared to giving the securities directly to charity and avoiding capital gains tax.

The tax savings from contributing directly can be significant, so if you are inclined to give securities this year, consider giving directly to cut your tax bill.

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