KBFUS - Helping U.S. donors achieve their philanthropic goals in Europe and Africa

* A New York investment banker spent a summer touring the ancient castles of the Czech Republic and wants to contribute to the preservation of the country’s rich architectural heritage. How can she do so in a tax-efficient way?

* A Belgian doctor based in California wants to give scholarships to European scientists to enable them to specialize in biomedical TYPEering at American universities and research centers. Who can he contact to design and manage such a program?

* A couple from Texas learned about the devastating effects of HIV/AIDS on local communities in Central Africa. What local initiative can they support?

These are the sorts of questions that KBFUS can address and resolve. Whatever your interests might be, KBFUS can help you achieve your personal giving goals in Europe and Africa. We make sure that your giving remains personalized, efficient, tax deductible and secure.

Through an Advised Gift to KBFUS, you can support your favorite museum, university or other non-profit organization overseas. Over the years, we have enabled donors to reach out to European non-profit organizations that protect children on-line, spotlight the next generation of great musicians, pass on the memory of the Holocaust, or preserve historic sites, to name a few examples. In Africa, our donors supported local initiatives that train health professionals, develop sustainable sources of income for communities affected by HIV/AIDS, or place orphans in foster homes. If you don’t have a favorite organization in mind, we can help you identify premier non-profit organizations in the country, region or field of your interest. As a starting point, you may wish to check the list of non-profit organizations that we recently supported.

If you intend to make multiple donations over time, to support either the same organization or different non-profit organizations overseas, you can open a Donor-Advised Fund at KBFUS. With a Donor-Advised Fund, you can make additional contributions whenever it suits you, claim an immediate tax deduction and inform us later how you would prefer the contribution to be used. You can lend your name to your Fund and determine its areas of focus.

Are you seeking to award an annual prize in the field or region of your choice, select innovative projects through a request for proposals, or grant fellowships to talented men and women for study across the Atlantic? A Signature Program provides you with a highly customized solution to manage a personalized giving strategy in Europe or an exchange program between the United States and Europe.

To research funding opportunities in the country, region or field of your interest, you may call upon KBFUS Consult.

Whichever option you choose, with KBFUS you will benefit from our affiliated foundation’s 30 years of grantmaking experience. The Brussels-based King Baudouin Foundation (KBF), named after Belgium’s late head of state, is a leading foundation in Europe and a founding member of the European Foundation Center.

KBFUS can accept contributions in cash or in appreciated property, such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds or real estate. In some circumstances we can accept donations of collections or works of art. We also accept bequests, which may include a suggestion of a recipient charity overseas. Because KBFUS is a 501(c)(3) public charity, donors may claim the maximum tax benefits allowed by U.S. tax law for their contributions.