Featured Articles
PG Calc publishes monthly articles on the latest topics in planned giving.
Is Your Gift Annuity Program Sick or Healthy?
-Everyone needs to go to the doctor now and again. Getting a checkup on a regular basis is important to good health. The same can be said for your organization's gift annuity program. Without the benefit of routine assessments, your program may not succeed as well as it could.
Why assess your gift annuity program
There are at least four reasons to assess your gift annuity program.
FASB Liability Values Can Do More Than Just Please Your Auditors
-July and August is audit season for many of our clients. With this annual visit from the auditor comes an annual request for calculations to satisfy Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) requirements. These requirements are designed to create uniformity in how charities report their planned gifts, allowing more meaningful comparison of financial statements across charities. While the primary purpose of the FASB requirements is to guide charities to report planned gifts in a standardized way, it is worth considering how these calculations may help you accomplish other tasks. Might your charity’s management team use these calculations, or related ones, to assess the success of your planned giving program, estimate investment and longevity risk, and make adjustments where appropriate?