How do I help my client start a fund?

It is easy to help your client establish a named charitable fund and the task can be completed in less than a day.
  1. First, decide what type of contribution the client would like to use to establish the fund. A donor can contribute cash, securities, or other property.
  2. Help your client decide what type of fund they would like to open.
  3. If your client is interested in a Donor Advised Fund, help them select a name for the fund. Clients can use their own name, the name of a family member or one they invent.
  4. Designate current fund advisors such as the client and spouse, and successor advisors such as children.
  5. If your client is interested in a Charitable Gift Annuity, fill out the Summary Information form and an illustration can be processed.

Complete and sign a simple governing document that we will provide and help customize for the donor.

Once a fund is established, donors may:

  • Add to the fund at any time in any dollar amount.
  • Specify how grant disbursements are to be acknowledged: in the name of the fund or anonymously.

If a Donor Advised Fund has been established, the donor may recommend distributions from their fund to charities, locally or throughout the United States.

To get started, explore a donation option or discuss a situation, please contact Tanya Gonzales, Vice president of Development by phone at 805-963-1873 ext. 117 or via email tgonzales@sbfoundation.org

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