Explore options for charitable giving
Donor-Advised Funds
Get a simple overview of what a donor-advised fund is, and find out how to work with Fairfield County’s Community Foundation to maximize local impact.
Comparing Donor-Advised Funds and Private Foundations
Is a client deciding whether to pursue a private foundation or establish a donor-advised fund? Share a side-by-side look at tax benefits, requirements and other considerations.
Charitable Fund Investment Options
Learn about the different investment options offered by Fairfield County’s Community Foundation to help our charitable fundholders maximize returns and minimize volatility.
The Future Society
Find out how your clients can meet their financial and philanthropic goals through planned giving, while joining a visionary group that supports our community in perpetuity.
Meet our Professional Advisors Council
We are deeply grateful to our Professional Advisors Council members, a community of peers that gathers several times a year to discuss charitable giving trends, strategies, research, and Community Foundation initiatives. Their perspectives help us refine and improve our philanthropic services. Professional advisor gatherings help members grow their networks of friends and colleagues, while gaining valuable information and insights.
Lois B. Anderson
Lois B. Anderson Attorney at Law
David F. Ball*
UBS Financial Services Inc
Eliot M. Bassin, CPA
Bregman & Company P.C.
Laura Weintraub Beck, Esq.*
Cummings & Lockwood LLC
Amar Bellara, CFP® ChFC® CLTC® LUTCF®
Bellara & Associates LLC
Catherine M. Brennan Esq.*
Catherine M. Brennan Attorney at Law LLC
Rob Roy Buckingham, Jr., Esq.
Blair & Potts
Paul H. Burnham, Esq.*
Gregory and Adams PC
Caroline M. Calder
Morgan Stanley
Edward J. Capasse, Esq.*
Nevas, Capasse & Gerard LLC
Michael T. Clear, Esq.
Wiggin and Dana LLP
Kerry Connell, CFP®
HTG Investment Advisors Inc.
Spencer M. Cooper, CPA, CFP®
RZH Advisors LLC
Daniel L. Daniels, Esq.*
Wiggin and Dana LLP
Jeffrey J. Danile, Esq.
U.S. Trust
Tatiana F. DaSilva, Esq.
Cohen and Wolf P.C.
Amy L. Y. Day, Esq.*
McLaughlin & Stern LLP
Jennifer A. DeAlmeida, CTFA
Wells Fargo Wealth Management
B. Cort Delany, Esq.*
Cummings & Lockwood LLC
Vincent DiLullo
U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management
William T. Donahue
Wells Fargo Wealth Management
Laura Drynan, CFA, CFP®, CIC
Bourgeon Capital Management
Marissa Dungey, Esq.
Withers Bergman LLP
Daniel P. Fitzgerald, Esq.
Cummings & Lockwood LLC
Richard B. Freeman, CFP®*
Round Table Wealth Management
Thomas Garvey
United Capital
Carolann Grieve, CTFA
GenSpring Family Office Services
Leslie E. Grodd, Esq.*
Halloran & Sage LLP
Alison Hamilton
Eagle Ridge Investment Management
Jevera Kaye Hennessey, Esq.*
Kaye and Hennessey LLC
David R. Hermenze, Esq.*
Hermenze & Marcantonio LLC
Travis L. Hood, CPA
Kahan, Steiger & Company P.C.
Mary E. Hoyt, CPA*
BlumShapiro
Gray Huffard
Bessemer Trust
Phil Glennon, Esq.
Wealth Enhancement Group
Sandra Greer
First County Bank
Sylvia M. Kapica, Esq.
PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP
Steven Lerangis
Morgan Stanley Private Bank
Ari Maunula, CPA
Marcum LLP
Lane L. Marmon, Esq.
Wealth Enhancement Group
Margaret St. John Meehan, Esq.
Day Pitney LLP
Alexandra L. Mililli, AWMA
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Frank Moore*
UBS Financial Services Inc.
Peter T. Mott, Esq.*
Brody Wilkinson PC
Greg Murphy
US Bank
D. Robert Morris, Esq.
Pullman & Comley LLC
Stephen M. Napier, Esq.
Ivey, Barnum & O’Mara LLC
Scott Nevins
Bernstein Global Wealth Management
Loretta Nolan, CFP®, AEP*
Loretta Nolan Associates LLC
Ronald B. Noren, Esq.*
Brody Wilkinson PC
Kaitlyn Pacelli, Esq.
Wiggin & Dana LLP
Jennifer M. Pagnillo, Esq.
Day Pitney LLP
Gregory J. Pepin, CPA
Reynolds & Rowella LLP
William J. Peterson*
Neuberger Berman
Joseph A. Pucci, Jr
William Blair
Zachary M. Rawlings
Lenox Advisors, Inc.
Ellen T. Reid, CDFA
Northern Trust
Larry Rollins, CFP
Twenty Four Wealth
Cara Santoro, Esq.
Cummings & Lockwood LLC
Gregory A. Saum, Esq.*
The Law Office of Gregory A. Saum LLC
Andrew B. Seiken, Esq.
BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Alyssa V. Sherriff, Esq.
Brody Wilkinson PC
Laurie Giles Shipp, Esq.
Giles Shipp, LLC
George L. Smith, Esq.*
Smith & Grant LLP
Matthew E. Smith, Esq.
Wiggin & Dana LLP
Greta E. Solomon, Esq.
Cohen and Wolf P.C.
Luke T. Tashjian, Esq.
Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan, LLC
Timothy H. Throckmorton
Webster Private Bank
Charles W. Tricomi, Jr., CFA, CFP®
Crestwood Advisors
Katy M. Tucci, CTFA
BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Mary Wall, CFP®, CTFA
U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management
Kevin A. Walsh, Esq.*
Whitman, Breed, Abbott & Morgan LLC
Carl Zuckerberg, CFP®, AIF*
RZH Advisors LLC
*Emeritus Member, Professional Advisors Council
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Interested in joining the Council? Contact Joseph Collin, Vice President of Philanthropy, at (203) 750-3211 or JCollin@FCCFoundation.org.