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Maine Philanthropy Center's 2025 Conference

Epiphany School's 2025 Spring Gala: Dear Epiphany!

Hemenway & Barnes Client One Hive Foundation Announces Grants to Support Pollinator Health and Recovery

Round the Bend: The Seeds We Sow 2025

Boston Marathon 2025 - Team With A Vision, Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Transforming Lives, Boston CASA’s 13th Annual Gala

Andrea Richmond Presents CLE: Care and Feeding of a Private Foundation in a Family Office Webinar

Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association Gala 2025

Michael Puzo Quoted in Hingham Anchor “This Is Home” Series

Community Servings 2025 LifeSavor Gala

DEIA: The Current State of Play

Boston Bar Foundation's Annual John & Abigail Adams Benefit 2025

The HuB ~ Spring Newsletter

Mildred's Dream Foundation - A Night to Dream 2025

Equity Forward: Creating a Just World Together

Planning Office for Urban Affairs Spring Celebration

Gioia Perugini to Lead AFP’s February 12 Meet the Funders Program

The 2025 BBA Beacon Awards for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

2025 Personal Tax Planning Update

Brad Bedingfield to Speak at the 59th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning

Boston Globe Article Features Legacy Fund for Boston – a Unique Collaboration to Redefine Historic Preservation

Bryce Helfer Joins Hemenway & Barnes as Counsel in the Private Client Group

Happy Holidays 2024

MNN Public Policy Forum with Steve Koczela of The MassINC Polling Group

Hemenway & Barnes Recognized as a Leading Firm for Private Wealth Law: Brad Bedingfield and Joseph Bierwirth Featured as Notable Practitioners

HLA's 29th Annual Benefit Breakfast

Boston Bar Association Annual Meeting

Michael Puzo Welcomes Veterans to Hingham’s Observance of Veterans Day

ABCD Community Heroes Celebration

Boston Preservation Alliance, 36th Annual Preservation Achievement Awards

Year-End Planning: Tax Strategies in an Election Year

Positive Tracks - Sweat for Good Games

2024 Women's Bar Association Gala

Ethos - Where the Heart is Gala

Horizons for Homeless Children 26th Annual Women’s Breakfast

Kevin Ellis Elected to Board of Trustees of the NVNA and Hospice Charitable Fund

Hemenway & Barnes Joins the Nonpartisan Initiative - A Day for Democracy

Manomet

Philanthropy MA's 55th Annual Meeting

MNN Public Policy Forum with Secretary Matthew Gorzkowicz

Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, Catalyst for Change 2024

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston’s 16th Annual Celebration of the Priesthood Gala

Greenagers Summer Fundraiser - Dinner, Democracy, Dancing

Rita Goldberg to Present at akoyaGO User Conference

Colby College Museum of Art 2024 Summer Luncheon

Arthur Page Presented with the Franciscan Children’s Game Changer Award

South Shore Community Action Council - Local Heroes Awards Night & Auction 2024

Hemenway & Barnes Helps Turn Philanthropic Vision into Annual Charitable Donation for the City of Newburyport

The Good Party 2024, Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries

Franciscan Children's Boston Pickleball Challenge 2024

2024 Chipping in for Veterans – New England Center and Home for Veterans

Boston Lawyers Have Heart 5K 2024

Michael Puzo presided at Hingham's Third Grade Mock Town Meeting

Political Asylum/Immigration Representation 2024 Annual Gala

Michael Puzo Welcomes Veterans to Hingham’s Observance of Memorial Day

The Massachusetts Fallen Heroes 2024 Patriot Week

RAW Art Works - BASH: Party with a Purpose 2024

Fenway High School Gala 40th Anniversary

Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association Gala 2024

Epiphany School's 2024 Spring Gala: LOYALTY

Boston College Law School's 2024 Law Day Awards Dinner

Brad Bedingfield to Speak at 43rd Annual Kansas City Estate Planning Symposium

Eleanor Evans Elected to the Partnership at Hemenway & Barnes

Jesuit Gala 2024

Boston Marathon 2024 - Team With A Vision, Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Round the Bend: The Seeds We Sow 2024

Mildred's Dream Foundation - A Night to Dream 2024

Boston Bar Foundation's Annual John & Abigail Adams Benefit 2024

Brad Bedingfield and Eleanor Evans to Present an MNN Webinar “Gift Acceptance Policies: Why, When and How to Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth”

Transforming Lives, Boston CASA’s 12th Annual Gala

Hemenway & Barnes Bolsters Administrative Team with Strategic Hires

Supporting Girls on the Run

Brad Bedingfield to Moderate BBA's Program on Proposed Regulations on Donor Advised Funds

Jesse Coakley to Speak on Philanthropy MA Panel - Get-to-Know Funders: Youth/Youth Development

Brad Bedingfield to Speak at Florida Tax Institute

2024 Personal Tax Planning Update

Hemenway & Barnes Elects Mark B. Elefante as Managing Partner

The 2024 BBA Beacon Awards for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Happy Holidays 2023

HLA's 28th Annual Benefit Breakfast

Gioia Perugini to Present "Foundation Governance and Legal Issues" at Philanthropy 101 Series Presented by Philanthropy Massachusetts

New Proposed Donor-Advised Fund Regulations May Broaden DAF Treatment, Chill Donor Involvement, and Threaten Tax Deductions

ABCD Community Heroes Celebration

The Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence's 8th Annual Peace MVP Awards

826 Boston's Books for Breakfast 2023

Boston Preservation Alliance, 35th Annual Preservation Achievement Awards

WBA 2023 Gala Celebration

WBA 2023 Gala Celebration

Cambridge Community Foundation Block Party 2023

Important Provisions of the Massachusetts Tax Relief Bill

Protecting Your Identity

Philanthropy MA's 54th Annual Meeting

MDF 4th Annual Charity Golf Classic

Honoring the Spirit of Patriot Day 2023

Manomet

Supporting More Than Words

Greenagers 3rd Annual Benefit Concert

Hemenway & Barnes Recognized as a Leading Firm for Private Wealth Law: Brad Bedingfield and Joseph Bierwirth Featured as Notable Practitioners

Colby College Museum of Art 2023 Summer Luncheon

South Shore Conservatory's Evenings Under the Stars Event 2023

South Shore Community Action Council's Local Heroes Awards Night & Auction

Eleanor Evans to Present at the CAPLAW National Training Conference 2023

ACE Mentor Program of Greater Boston 2023

The Good Party 2023, Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries

Franciscan Children's 2023 Pickleball Challenge

Political Asylum/Immigration Representation 2023 Annual Gala

Jessica Coakley Certified as 21/64 Advisor

Supporting the Greater Boston Food Bank

Boston Lawyers Have Heart 5K 2023

Elizabeth Quartararo Joins Hemenway & Barnes’ Philanthropic Advisory Services Team

Maine Philanthropy Center's 2023 Conference

Harvard Business School Association of Boston “2023 Nonprofit Board Summit”

Brad Bedingfield to Present "Charitable Impact with Retirement Assets: New Developments and Expanding Opportunities"

South Shore Health's 34th Annual Golf Classic

The Massachusetts Fallen Heroes 2023 Patriot Week

2023 Chipping in for Veterans – New England Center and Home for Veterans

Epiphany School's 2023 Spring Gala: UNITY

RAW Art Works

Boston Partners in Education, Big Cheese Reads Gala 2023

Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association Gala

Brad Bedingfield to Present "It’s Not Just Charities Anymore – Expanding Impact with Philanthropic Vehicles" at ABA May Tax Meeting

Boston College Law School's 2023 Law Day

Hemenway & Barnes Names Dennis Delaney and Charles Platt Practice Chairs

Michael Puzo Re-elected as Hingham Town Moderator

Transforming Lives, Boston CASA’s 11th Annual Gala

Michael Puzo Featured in Hingham Anchor Article on Town Meeting 2023

Positive Tracks - ROMP event

Boston Marathon 2023 - Team With A Vision, Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired

‘You can’t disconnect the person and their passions from how they contribute to the world’: A conversation with Gioia Perugini

Boston Bar Foundation’s Annual John & Abigail Adams Benefit, 2023

Philanthropy Blog: Celebrating a Family Legacy

Gioia Perugini to Lead AFP’s March 9 Meet the Funders Program

Brad Bedingfield to Co-Present on “Adventures in Winding Up Charitable Entities – Don’t Fool Around with the Shutting It Down” at the 2023 ACTEC Annual Meeting

Supporting the American Rescue League of Boston

Brad Bedingfield to Present at Larry Kraus Family Office Tax Institute February Meeting

Gioia Perugini to moderate "The Essentials of Good Governance" at the monthly Fundamentals of Family Philanthropy webinar series

2023 Personal Tax Planning Update

Massachusetts Charitable Contributions Deduction Takes Effect

Jane’s Trust: A Lasting Legacy (2003-2021)

The 2023 BBA Beacon Awards for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Expanded Opportunities for Charitable Giving with Retirement Assets

Attempting a Weekend Taxable Gift of Securities from a Brokerage Account (If You Must)

Fenway High School Career Day

Happy Holidays 2022

ABCD Community Heroes Celebration

Brad Bedingfield to Present “Planned Giving With Rising Interest Rates” at the PGGNE November Monthly Meeting.

2022 Franciscan Dinner

The Millionaire’s Tax in Massachusetts

Volunteering for Birthday Wishes' Birthday-in-a-Box Program

Michael Puzo Welcomes Veterans to Hingham’s Observance of Veterans Day

Michael Puzo Featured in Hingham Anchor Article on Special Town Meeting

Health Law Advocates 27th Annual Benefit Breakfast

Massachusetts Taxpayers to Receive Excess Tax Revenue Refunds

Youth Village's Red Kite Nite

Gioia Perugini to Speak on Philanthropy MA Panel - Meet-the-Donors: Donor Advised Funds

The Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence's 7th Annual Peace MVP Awards

WBA Gala Celebration

Boston Preservation Alliance, 34th Annual Preservation Achievement Awards

MDF Charity Classic

Horse SenseAbility

Philanthropy MA’s 53rd Annual Meeting

Supporting the American Cancer Society

Brad Bedingfield to Co-Present Practical Considerations for Splitting a Private Foundation Webinar

Brad Bedingfield and Nancy Dempze to Present “Retirement Planning, Tax Savings for Your Estate, and Philanthropy”.

Planning Office for Urban Affairs Fall Celebration

Brad Bedingfield to Present "Charitable Gift Vehicles: Which One(s) to Use When, and Why" on September 9, 2022

Hemenway & Barnes Attorneys Recognized in 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers in America®

Sunflower of Peace Fashion Gala and Fundraiser

Gioia Perugini Quoted in Brookline Community Foundation Announcement of Four New Funds to Support the Brookline Community

Jessica Coakley Promoted to Philanthropic Advisor

Hemenway & Barnes Recognized as a Leading Firm for Private Wealth Law

MNN Policymaker Roundtable with Secretary Marylou Sudders July 12, 2022

The Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation Case Study

Engaging the Next Generation in Family Philanthropy: Getting Started

Eleanor Evans to Present at 2022 CAPLAW National Training Conference

2022 Chipping in for Veterans – New England Center and Home for Veterans

Youth Villages Summer Sail

2022 Beacon Awards

Brad Bedingfield to Present at MCLE's "Representing Nonprofits: BasicsPlus!" on June 15, 2022

ACE Mentor Program of Greater Boston

The Good Party 2022, Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries

GBREB 10th Annual Scholarship Gala

Mildred's Dream Foundation 100th Birthday Walk-A-Thon!

Lawyers Have Heart Annual 5K

Listen to Brad Bedingfield ACTEC Podcast “The Accidental Private Foundation: Non-Exempt Charitable Trusts Under Section 4947”

Supporting the Massachusetts Fallen Heroes

Michael Puzo Re-elected as Hingham Town Moderator

Boston Bar Foundation’s Annual John & Abigail Adams Benefit, 2022

Epiphany School's 2022 Spring Gala: STRONG (Virtual)

Transforming Lives, Boston CASA’s 10th Annual Gala

Boston Partners in Education, Big Cheese Reads Gala 2022

Tandem Use of Private Foundations and Donor Advised Funds

Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, Catalyst for Change 2022

Boston College Law School's 2022 Law Day

Harvard Business School Association of Boston “2022 Nonprofit Board Summit”

Michael Puzo quoted in Hingham Anchor on Civic Engagement and the Importance of Volunteers

The Art and Special Collection Lifecycle

2022 Personal Tax Planning Update

Philanthropy Blog: Reflection and Planning – Philanthropic Strategy in 2022

Gioia Perugini to Facilitate MA Arts Funders' Network Conversation About Supporting Public Art, Parks and Open Space, and Historic Preservation in the City of Boston

Proposed Changes to Tax Laws Spur a Call to Action

Honoring the Spirit of Patriot Day

Hemenway & Barnes Brochure

Volunteering at Playworks

Volunteering at the Rose Kennedy Greenway

Gioia Perugini Comments on Launch of Racial Equity Fund by Town of Brookline and the Brookline Community Foundation

Family Office Brochure

"What is a Trust"

Jesuit Gala 2021

Maine Philanthropy Center's 2021 Philanthropy Partners Conference

Boston Partners in Education 2021 Virtual Gala

Michael Puzo Welcomes Boston Mayor Kim Janey to Boston Lyric Opera's Street Stage

Hemenway & Barnes Names Gioia Perugini Director of Philanthropic Services and Andrea Richmond Associate Director of Family Office Services

Epiphany School's 2021 Spring Gala: IMPACT!

Boston College Law School’s 2021 Law Day

One Boston Day Celebrating Resiliency, Generosity, and Strength

Philanthropy Blog: Philanthropy After the Pandemic

Michael Puzo Applauds Boston Lyric Opera’s Esther Nelson and Welcomes Brad Vernatter

Joseph Bierwirth Elected as a Member of the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation

Hemenway & Barnes Names Sarah Waelchli and Kevin Ellis Partners in the Firm

2020-2021 Massachusetts Income Tax Charitable Deduction Changes

Philanthropy Massachusetts 51st Anniversary Annual Meeting

Philanthropy Blog: Giving In 2020 – Lessons from Dolly Parton

Health Law Advocates 25th Annual Benefit Breakfast

27th Annual Real Estate and Building Industry Breakfast

Horizons for Homeless Children 21st Annual Women’s Breakfast

Boston Preservation Alliance, 32nd Annual Preservation Achievement Awards

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston’s 12th Annual Celebration of the Priesthood Virtual Gala

Lawyers Clearinghouse 32nd Annual Meeting

Brad Bedingfield to Present “Tainted Gifts” at the ABA Business Law Section Annual Meeting

Hemenway & Barnes Donates Meals to Local First Responders

Hemenway & Barnes Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America 2021 List

Hemenway & Barnes Recognized as a Leading Firm for Private Wealth Law

Charting a New Course for Charitable Giving in 2020

Philanthropy Blog: One Boston Day 2020

Philanthropy Blog: Philanthropic Community Responds to Nonprofit Needs During Covid-19 Crisis

Direct Impact - Establishing an Emergency COVID-19 Relief Fund

Philanthropy Blog: Honoring Women’s Leadership

Brad Bedingfield authors “SECURE Act changes may affect charitable giving”

Hemenway & Barnes LLP Appoints Nancy B. Gardiner as Managing Partner

IRS Clarifies Tax Treatment of Virtual Currency Donations

Philanthropy Blog: Lessons Learned From Two Decades in Philanthropy

Listen to Brad Bedingfield’s Podcast on “Deferred and Flexible Charitable Gift Annuities”

Philanthropy Blog: Antiquities, Lasagna, and Preserving a Family Legacy

Nancy Dempze Authors Chapter on “Taxation Law and Conservation Gifts” in MCLE Massachusetts Environmental Law Book

Philanthropy Blog: The Smithsonian, Ralph Lauren and a Lesson in Philanthropy

Nonprofit 411: How Does the New Transportation Benefits Tax Impact Nonprofits?

Philanthropy Blog: Women in Philanthropy Jessica Coakley

Philanthropy Blog: Making Room for the Unexpected in your Charitable Giving

2019 Personal Tax Planning Update

Nancy Dempze and Brad Bedingfield Author Guide to Charitable Planning

Brad Bedingfield authors “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017: New Tax Law May Affect Charitable Giving”

Teresa Belmonte Appointed to Board of Directors at MAB Community Services, Inc .

Brad Bedingfield and Nancy Dempze Author “The Disappearing 60% Deduction - New Charitable Giving Limits are Not as Generous as They Appear”

Hemenway & Barnes Recognized as a Leading Firm for Private Wealth Law

Pitfalls and Opportunities Under the New Federal Tax Law - Part 1

Philanthropy Blog: Igniting Generation Next

Recent Changes to the Tax Laws Affecting Museums

Philanthropy Blog: Charitable Giving in the New Year

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as Enacted: Effect on Individuals and Families

Year-End Tax Strategies Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

Philanthropy Blog: Building a Family Legacy One Story at a Time

How Private Foundations Could Be Affected by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

The Maine Philanthropy Center Spotlights H&B’s Gioia Perugini

Philanthropy Blog: How to Help Neighbors and Communities in Time of a Natural Disaster

Philanthropy Blog: Summer Reading in Philanthropy

Philanthropy Blog: The Power of Women in Philanthropy

Philanthropy Blog: Charitable Giving Outlook

Philanthropy across generations: creating a strategic roadmap

Round the Bend Farm: How this nonprofit is making an impact with agriculture

Philanthropy Blog: Reasons for Hope in 2017

Philanthropy Blog: Two Sides of Giving

What happens when a foundation takes on a life of its own? The Travis Roy Foundation story

Philanthropy Blog: Trash or Treasure?

Philanthropy Blog: Update on Giving Tuesday

Philanthropy Blog: Summer Giving

Philanthropy Blog: One Boston Day

Philanthropy Blog: Uses of Donor Advised Funds

Private Client Group Video

The 2023 Jesuit Dinner

Philanthropy Blog: Are you ready for Giving Tuesday? Kicking Off Year-End Giving