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Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley and the YSU Foundation establish relationship to benefit YSU and the Valley
Two of the Mahoning Valley’s more well-known philanthropic organizations are establishing a relationship to benefit Youngstown State University and the Mahoning Valley as a whole. Through this relationship, the YSU Foundation will embrace donors interested in establishing a donor advised fund, to be housed at the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley. Donors participating…
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Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley and YSU Foundation Establish Relationship to Benefit YSU and the Community
Two of the Mahoning Valley’s more prominent philanthropic organizations are establishing a relationship, to benefit YSU and the Mahoning Valley as a whole. Through this relationship, the YSU Foundation will embrace donors interested in establishing a donor advised fund, to be housed at the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley (CFMV). What: Announcement of a…
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For clients who may sell a business, the time to think charitably is right now
Category: Professional Advisor Updates Business owners who’ve enjoyed summertime’s more relaxed energy can deservedly daydream about the “extended vacation” that comes with selling the business! While it all sounds good, business brokers will tell you that many business owners fail to optimize—and they sometimes even compromise—the value of their business’s proceeds by rushing the process,…
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Community Foundation Awards $317K in Grants
YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, Ohio – The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley and its supporting foundations have awarded $317,500 in grant awards to 38 nonprofit organizations in the third round of funding for 2023. Through the CFMV General Grant, fundholders awarded $197,000. The William Swanston Charitable Fund, which support projects aimed at kids in the Valley, awarded…
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Keep your eye on clients’ appreciated stock–always
Category: Professional Advisor Updates Such a difference a year makes–maybe!? By August 2022, markets were down 12% for the year and inflation was up 8.3% year-over-year. Perhaps consequently, but then unknown, annual charitable giving was on its way to a rare (fourth time in 40 years) year-over year decline of some 4% according to Giving…
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CFMV, HCP Launch Community Office Hours at Local Libraries
YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, Ohio – The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley and the Healthy Community Partnership will host monthly community office hours at libraries in Youngstown and Warren, beginning Sept. 26 and 28. CFMV and HCP staff will be on hand to answer questions about their organizations’ work, learn about community needs and share resources with…
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Smart disaster giving can offer predictability to the unpredictable
Category: Professional Advisor Updates Sadly, rarely does a month go by without the news of another disaster or humanitarian tragedy. Most recently, the Maui fires and Hurricane Idalia are making the headlines–and also generating widespread charitable support. Locally, East Palestine and nearby communities are still recovering from the train derailment earlier this year. Indeed, many…
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Helping your clients get organized: Structure is a critical step in multi-generational philanthropy
Category: Professional Advisor Updates Instilling the idea of charitable giving in children and grandchildren at first blush may appear to be easy, but where to begin, and how to make it ongoing? More and more, wealth advisors are being asked by their clients to weigh in on strategies for fostering a family’s financial values, which…
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CFMV President Shari Harrell to Retire After 10 Years of Service
CFMV President Shari Harrell to Retire After 10 Years of Service Casey Krell, Long-time Director at CFMV, Appointed as Next President YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, Ohio – The Board of Directors of the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley publicly announced today the upcoming retirement of Shari Harrell, the organization’s president for the past ten years. Casey Krell,…
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Dutton’s Work with Swanston Fund Left a Brighter Future for Valley Kids
When he passed away in 1919, Canfield farmer William Swanston could never have known that his name would still be associated with projects serving the Mahoning Valley’s kids more than a century later. But through the William Swanston Charitable Fund – and especially long-time board member Paul Dutton, who passed away in May – efforts…
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