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An ‘American Friends’ Fund at KBFUS -

A Cost-Effective and Tax-Efficient Solution for European and African Non-Profit Organizations Seeking to Raise Funds in the United States

One of the objectives of the King Baudouin Foundation United States (KBFUS) is to facilitate cross-border philanthropy, enabling U.S.-based donors to support non-profit organizations in Europe and Africa through contributions that are tax-deductible for United States tax purposes.

To assist European and African non-profit organizations in their efforts to raise funds in the United States, KBFUS recently developed an exciting new tool: An ‘American Friends’ Fund.

An American Friends Fund at KBFUS provides your organization with a tax-efficient structure to reach out to its U.S.-based donors. An American Friends Fund will save you the time and trouble of creating and administering your own charitable organization in the United States. It is also an extremely cost-effective alternative, as you will not incur expenses associated with accounting, legal counseling or filing annual tax returns. There is a low one time fee to set up an American Friends Fund. As KBFUS’ management fee is calculated as a percentage of total contributions received within a calendar year, there are no fixed charges.

An American Friends Fund enables your organization to reach out to its alumni, friends and other U.S. contacts with a tool that bears its name, and invite them to support its activities through contributions that are tax-deductible for United States tax purposes. KBFUS takes care of all back office operations, such as gift administration and donor support, and provides you with periodic overviews of contributions received.

KBFUS is a U.S. 501(c)(3) public charity associated with the Brussels-based King Baudouin Foundation (KBF), named after Belgium’s late head of state and a founding member of the European Foundation Center. Each year, KBFUS also invites European universities and cultural institutions to New York for a three-day study visit entitled ‘Factors Critical to Success in Fundraising and Development - The American Model’.

Download our information package to learn more about how to set up your American Friends Fund at KBFUS. You may also wish to look at the list of European and African non-profit organizations that we have recently supported or already partner with.

Related Links:

• An ‘American Friends’ Fund at KBFUS - A Cost-Effective and Tax-Efficient Solution for European and African Non-Profit Organizations Seeking to Raise Funds in the United States
  
  
• List of European and African non-profit organizations that we already partner with or that we recently supported