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If you make a donation worth $250 or more to an IRS-approved charity, you must receive a qualified “contemporaneous written acknowledgement” from the charity to claim a charitable deduction.

It’s your money, and you’re willing to give some of it away to a worthy cause. But you want to see results.

The signs of distress in the world of philanthropy are no more vividly illustrated than at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation in Los Altos, Calif.

For those 70-1/2 and older, how to take advantage of this tax deal.

She had so much. A two-bedroom apartment. Two cars. Enough wedding china to serve two dozen people. Yet Tammy Strobel wasn’t happy.

These innovative givers don’t just write checks. They donate time and get results.

When Congress allowed the estate tax to expire at the end of 2009 it may not have realized that it was setting up a social experiment that could test the values of high-net-worth individuals.

There is an increasing sense that the current generation of children is growing up a bit, shall we say, self-centered.

Without a doubt, the biggest event in philanthropy this year was the Giving Pledge, a commitment by 40 of the wealthiest Americans to give away at least half of their fortunes, about $600 billion.

Bryan answers this and nine other follow-up questions that will help readers understand the applications, benefits and nuances of this valuable management tool.