PHILANTHROPIC ADVISORY SERVICES

Hemenway & Barnes offers a wide range of philanthropic advisory services to individuals, foundations and family groups as part of a broader family office strategy or as a stand-alone service. The lawyers, trustees and philanthropic advisors at Hemenway & Barnes are available to help clients identify goals, define their mission and develop philanthropic strategies to achieve those goals. We advise clients on the range of giving options and counsel them on structuring gifts, forming charitable entities and evaluating the income, gift and estate tax considerations involved under various circumstances.

We can tailor our work to accommodate a range of philanthropic budgets and donor involvement. Our staff can provide consulting, assistance with planning and program development, and administrative support. In addition, we also facilitate meetings, plan site visits, perform due diligence on grantees and potential grantees, and, when appropriate, assess needs and available resources in a particular area of interest.

Lawyers and philanthropic advisors at Hemenway & Barnes work with families to plan for family succession and the involvement of the next generation of family members in philanthropy. In addition to consulting and advice regarding grantmaking, we offer counsel to trustees to help them fulfill their role and address leadership and governance issues in the context of family foundations.

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CHT Foundation
Mary W.B. Curtis Trust
Jane's Trust