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The Heartland Community Foundation, which serves Ellis, Rooks and Trego counties, has scheduled the Strategic Doing meeting for Rooks County. The Rooks County meeting will be held at 6 p.m., Monday, November 4, at the Rooks County Health Department conference room (upstairs), 426 Main, Stockton Kansas. Results of the working groups from the September meeting will be shared. Additionally, other project ideas will be identified, and project teams will be formed for discussion and action. Strategic Doing is an engaging process that actively helps residents implement their ideas for community improvement projects. New ideas and working groups are encouraged to attend and[...]

If you are 70½ years old or older, you can make an impact on your favorite charity by making a gift from your IRA to a fund at the community foundation. This is an easy and effective way to make a gift that helps satisfy your required minimum distribution, while also reducing your taxable income. Who can take advantage of the IRA charitable rollover provision?If you have an IRA and are 70½ or older, you and your spouse (each) can take a tax-free charitable distribution from your IRA. Who can receive the gift? The IRA must be gifted directly to[...]