Tulsa Community Foundation

10/12/2026

Attorneys, CPAs, and financial advisors: not all government securities work the same way when charitable giving is part of your client's plan. TCF works alongside professional advisors to help explore options and structure gifts before clients take action. Take a look at our latest Professional Advisor News.

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What happens if your client wants to give government securities to charity? Every day, Tulsa Community Foundation works with attorneys, CPAs, and financial advisors to help clients support the charities and causes they care about. Often, those conversations involve gifts of appreciated noncash asset...

09/30/2026

A will is a great start, but a thoughtful estate plan is so much more. Are your documents, beneficiary designations, and charitable goals all working together? The TCF team would be honored to help you think it through.

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National Estate Planning Awareness Week is coming up from October 19 through 25. This comes on the heels of August’s Make-A-Will Month. A reminder to “make a will” is good advice, of course, but a thoughtful estate plan usually involves much more than a single document. And if charitable givin...

09/24/2026

Last Friday the TCF team had a wonderful time volunteering at Gathering Place for Tulsa Area United Way Day of Caring. It's a joy to give back to Tulsa with other Tulsans. Thank you, United Way, for making it happen.

09/01/2026

A helpful reminder for advisors and their clients making stock gifts to charity.

When contributing appreciated securities to a Donor Advised Fund (DAF), the charitable deduction is based on the average of the day's high and low prices, not the closing price. It's a nuance worth explaining before clients see their tax return.

TCF handles appreciated securities transfers every day and is here to help. Reach out anytime. 🔗

As an attorney, CPA, or financial advisor, you are well aware that your clients are typically better off from a tax perspective if they donate to charity by giving appreciated stock held for more than one year instead of writing a check. That’s because the client’s charitable deduction is calcul...

08/24/2026

Don't wait until December. 🍂

"Bunching" your charitable gifts, paired with a Donor Advised Fund at TCF, can maximize your tax benefits while keeping steady support flowing to your favorite nonprofits.

Start the conversation with your advisors now and loop in the TCF team. 🔗

When “back to school” enters your vocabulary, you know the rest of the year will go by in a flash! That’s why it’s important to check in on your charitable goals for 2026 before fall gets into full swing. Otherwise, you may find yourself scrambling to synchronize tax planning, financial plan...

08/06/2026

Life changes. Your charitable plan should too.

Maybe you set up your giving years ago and haven't revisited it since. Your priorities may have shifted, your family has grown, or the community around you looks different than it did.

TCF is always happy to serve as a sounding board. Here are a few questions worth asking yourself:

“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” — John Lennon You’ve certainly heard that well-known quote. But have you thought about it in the context of your charitable giving? It’s common to create a charitable giving plan during a particular season of life. Perha...

07/30/2026

A note for professional advisors working with business owners in the Tulsa area: business succession events can represent the largest liquidity moment in a client's lifetime. They are also one of the most important and time-sensitive windows for charitable planning.

TCF outlines the key questions advisors should raise with clients, and why the conversation should start well before a transaction is on the table:

At Tulsa Community Foundation (TCF), we work with a wide range of individuals, families, and businesses for whom charitable giving is a priority, especially related to supporting causes in the Tulsa community that improve the quality of life for everyone. In many cases, we’re helping business owne...

07/21/2026

TCF currently has 5 grant programs accepting applications, with funding available for 501(c)(3) organizations working in arts and humanities, eye care, pediatric health, home health, wellness, small business education, and financial literacy. Deadlines are September 4, 2026. Find eligibility guidelines and application links here: https://tulsacf.org/current-funding-opportunities-for-nonprofits/
There is also a separate fundraising certificate opportunity through Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits with scholarships available to Tulsa-area organizations.

Tulsa Community Foundation (TCF) is pleased to announce multiple funding opportunities available for eligible nonprofit organizations. Grant applications are now open from the following funds: Arts & Humanities Council Tulsa Foundation Fund Eye Concerns Assistance Fund Healthcare Grants Program Fund...

07/17/2026

If your Donor Advised Fund lives at a national or commercial provider, there may be a more connected way to give. Moving your DAF to TCF means gaining local expertise, community relationships, and a team that truly knows this work. And the process is more straightforward than most people expect.

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At Tulsa Community Foundation (TCF), we work with a wide range of donors who want to support favorite charities and causes they care about. Sometimes we meet with individuals and families who have already begun their charitable giving journey by establishing a Donor Advised Fund (DAF) at a national....

07/09/2026

Your Donor Advised Fund at TCF is more powerful than you might expect! Whether you're selling a business, planning for retirement, or looking to involve your family in giving, a DAF can offer flexibility you didn't know you had.

Read our latest article to see what's possible:

You might initially think of a Donor Advised Fund (DAF) as a simple charitable savings account: contribute assets, immediately receive a tax deduction, if eligible, and recommend grants to your favorite 501(c)(3) nonprofits over time. While that is certainly true, many people are surprised to learn....