May 10, 2022
Qualified Charitable Distributions, or “QCDs,” have been in the news a lot lately, especially in light of proposed SECURE Act 2.0 legislation that passed the House of Representatives in March and is now pending in the Senate. Through a QCD, starting at age 70½, your client can instruct the administrator of an IRA to direct […]
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April 2022
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. (March 5, 2022) Lesley Roberts of Little Rock, Ark., has been named regional development director for Arkansas Community Foundation. “Lesley brings 20 years of development experience to our Foundation,” said Heather Larkin, Community Foundation president and CEO. “She has strong knowledge and expertise in development. Lesley has managed and directed grant writing, […]
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March 25, 2022
Bentio Lubazibra is a local entrepreneur and the founder of ReMix ideas. He has been working closely with the Community Foundation through our Impact Investing initiative to support black entrepreneurs in central Arkansas. A native of Tanzania and graduate of the University of Central Arkansas, Lubazibwa now calls Little Rock home. We sat down with […]
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March 8, 2022
Ranging from $175 million to a whopping $15 billion, the 10 largest gifts to charity in 2021 may have caught your clients’ attention. Not only do philanthropic gifts seem to keep getting bigger, but the future looks bright, too, with more than $84 trillion projected to be handed down in what may be one of […]
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February 18, 2022
On February 18, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the re-establishment of the Women’s Commission, marking the 50th anniversary of the last established Women’s Commission in Arkansas in 1973. The Commission’s work will include the study and analysis of the participation of Arkansas women in the state’s labor force; barriers to entry into the labor force; and the participation […]
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February 4, 2022
CPA Sharon Wilson of Forrest City is using the knowledge she’s gained and the relationships she’s built while serving on the Arkansas Community Foundation State Board to drive economic development for her community in the Delta. “Whether it’s housing, credit repair or better conditions for our kids, my goal is to build partnerships that can […]
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February 2022
Little Rock, Ark. (Feb. 1, 2022) – Arkansas Black Hall of Fame Foundation, in partnership with Arkansas Community Foundation, is awarding grants to programs that benefit African American or other underserved populations in Arkansas. Nonprofits with programs focusing on education, health and wellness, youth development, strengthening families and economic development are eligible to apply. Grants […]
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February 2022
Little Rock, Ark. (Feb. 7, 2022) – Scholarships are now available for eligible Arkansas students through Arkansas Community Foundation. Each scholarship has its own eligibility criteria. In general, the Community Foundation’s scholarships are for Arkansas students pursuing education at two- or four-year colleges or universities, vocational schools or technical training programs. Some scholarships are designated […]
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January 27, 2022
Arkansas Asset Funders Network, Arkansas Community Institute and HOPE Policy Institute (HPI) hosted a virtual town hall on Thursday, January 27 to spotlight the burden of medical debt and court costs in Arkansas. The event unveiled policy recommendations and a special announcement benefitting Arkansans struggling with medical debt. The goal of the event was to […]
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January 6, 2022
“The greatest wealth transfer in modern history has begun,” according to a mid-2021 report in the Wall Street Journal. And, with tax reform’s big bite into estate values off the table, at least for now, many of your older clients may be thinking seriously about their legacies. And these legacies will be significant. As of […]
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