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	Tax-free IRA Charitable Rollover and Proposed Public Good IRA Rollover Act An estimated $3.6 trillion is currently invested in IRAs and the total continues to grow. Due to the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA), qualified IRA owners can give a portion of their retirement savings directly to charity without first counting it as income and paying income tax. MORE...

	Greetings from the CEO I continue to be amazed at the high level of excitement that people and organizations have for the new Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Since we opened our doors on January 1, we have been involved in creating the community foundation’s vision, mission and values, and the challenging work of creating an organizational structure that will enable us to fulfill these high aspirations. MORE...

	Upcoming Events: Stanford University full day seminar Silicon Valley Community Foundation and the Stanford University Office of Planned Giving are joining together to present an annual full-day conference for lawyers, accountants and financial planners. MORE...

	Meet Karyn Cilker As professional advisor relations officer, Karyn Cilker is Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s main point of contact for advisors with questions regarding their clients’ charitable planning. She works with attorneys, financial planners, accountants and other advisors as a resource in considering clients’ questions and needs when it comes to charitable giving. She also acts as a hub to strategically transition each person to the appropriate staff member within the foundation. MORE...

	Silicon Valley Community Foundation Leadership Team Continues to Grow It has been 10 weeks since the doors opened at Silicon Valley Community Foundation and energy and expansion continue to be defining characteristics of the new community foundation. Silicon Valley Community Foundation is the result of two parent foundations merging together and now, is one of the largest community foundations in the nation, with more than $1.5 billion in assets under management and 1,400 philanthropic funds. MORE...