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Advising Donors: Different Cases, Common Theme

We’ve rounded the corner into the fourth quarter of 2025! As the year draws to a close, you’re likely aware that charitable giving is not only important to your clients […]

For Professional Advisors

By Cecilia Martinez

October 22, 2025

Donors: Six Tips For Your Year-End Game Plan

As we head into the final stretch of 2025, it is important to evaluate your philanthropy sooner rather than later. Recently passed tax laws may throw a curveball into the […]

For Donors

By Cecilia Martinez

October 16, 2025

Three Tips For Young Adult Donors

“Philanthropy” may sound like something reserved for wealthy older adults, but that’s not at all the case. At the San Antonio Area Foundation, we work with individuals of every generation, […]

For Donors

By Cecilia Martinez

September 25, 2025

Tongue Twister For Advisors: OBBBA, IRAs, QCDs and FAQs

If your head is spinning, you are not alone – the rules for using IRAs in charitable giving were already complex, and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) added a few new wrinkles. […]

For Professional Advisors

By Cecilia Martinez

September 18, 2025

Area Foundation launches first Future Ready Impact grantee cohort

The San Antonio Area Foundation is supporting more than a dozen youth-serving nonprofits as part of an unprecedented push toward increased postsecondary enrollment in our region. Leaders from 16 local nonprofits gathered […]

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By Hernan Rozemberg

September 11, 2025

Area Foundation Empowers Wealth Advisor’s Philanthropic Work

For Roberto Espinosa, a local wealth management advisor, Hispanic Heritage Month is more than a celebration – it is a time to reflect how his Mexican heritage informs his profession. […]

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By Lindsey Carnett

Back To School: Opportunity For Donors To Support Education

It’s time for back-to-school planning! If education is on your mind, you’re in good company. Charitable giving to education rose in 2024 to more than $58 billion. If education and […]

For Donors, Giving Tips

By Cecilia Martinez

September 3, 2025

Called To Serve: Social Worker Turns Philanthropist

Jonathan Hardy’s personal story is proof that every philanthropist paves a unique path in making a commitment to giving back. Hardy, 73, is a retired social worker from Columbus, Ohio, […]

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By Eric Moreno

August 27, 2025

Gifts of artwork: Worth a look, but be careful

If you’ve noticed a surprising uptick in recent years among your younger clients investing in artwork, it is not your imagination! A survey of 1,007 U.S. high net worth individuals […]

For Professional Advisors

By Cecilia Martinez

August 21, 2025

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