Meeting Your Philanthropic Goals
Through YouthBridge,
you can fulfill your philanthropic wishes, reduce taxes and possibly
increase your cash flow. Our mission is to help the
agencies that serve children and youth develop new and improved ways to
fund and deliver their services; however, we follow your wishes for the
recipient of your gift. Our revenues and/or your gift allocation to
children are used to fund our mission of building financial sustainability through social innovation in organizations that support children and youth.
Our professional staff will
assist you and your financial advisor to structure your gift. Whether
you wish to convert your family or private foundation to a Family Donor-Advised fund or make a bequest, we
offer the latest in charitable giving tools. Through our extensive
work with many children’s charities, we can also supply information to
assist you in agency selection. There are three ways to get started with your YouthBridge fund.
Create a New Fund
Through YouthBridge, an individual, family, business or nonprofit endowment gift can create a unique fund tailored to meet specific interests. YouthBridge will guide you through each step with our personalized service.
- You may select any name of your choice for the fund.
- Grants made from your fund can be anonymous or be awarded in the name of the fund.
- A minimum gift of $10,000 is required to establish a fund. Most assets are accepted, and we will provide you with a receipt for income tax purposes in accordance with IRS rules found in our gift acceptance policy.
Give to an Existing Fund
By giving to an existing fund, you can focus your gift on fields of interest such as education, children's needs or social entrepreneurship development. Our staff will provide tools and counseling to aid you in the selection process.
Create or Plan for a Future Fund
Select from our planned giving tools to create or plan for a fund in the future. Some choices are:
- Bequests
- Life Insurance Donation
- Charitable Remainder Trust
- Charitable Lead Trust
- IRA or Other Retirement Plan Donation
- Pooled Income Fund
Accepted Assets
- Cash
- Securities including publicly traded, privately held or closely held stocks
- Real Estate
- Tangible Property
- Life Insurance
- IRA
To Become to a Donor or View Current Account Information
For a personal conversation about YouthBridge, contact Norm Moenkhaus, Executive Director of Donor Services, at 314-985-6778 or at nmoenkhaus@youthbridge.org.