THE DONOR ADVISED FUND

Last week I introduced a tool for leaving a financial legacy called a donor advised fund. I also shared three scenarios where a solution for leaving a financial legacy was needed. In all three of these scenarios, a donor advised fund may be used to more efficiently accomplish short and long term giving goals while creating a legacy of giving. Below, I are two examples that could work for the three scenarios I went over last week.

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The last few weeks we have discussed “why” we give, which I hope has challenged you both spiritually and emotionally. In Acts 20:35 Jesus is quoted as saying “it is more blessed to give than to receive”. God did not put us here just to take and consume. Giving leads to a victorious, abundant life of joy and peace because it is hard to be selfish when you’re giving.

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