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Judith Edington

Judith G.H. Edington is counsel to the Tax Department of our Boston office. She is also a member of the firm’s Hiring Committee. Her practice is in the area of tax-exempt organizations, charitable giving and estate planning. With respect to her charitable planning practice, Judith advises individuals and organizational clients on a range of topics, including entity formation, recognition of tax exemption, good governance practices, tax rules applicable to private foundations and public charities, state and federal reporting compliance, fundraising, charitable giving, including the donation of conservation restrictions, and substantiation rules. Judith's practice also encompasses state tax controversy work, including assisting clients with disputes involving sales and use tax and domicile planning.

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Artist-Endowed Foundations

Posted by Judith Edington on November 11, 2011 at 6:53 AM

A fascinating panel discussion on "artist-endowed foundations" was held on November 8, 2011 at the Sackler Museum at Harvard University. The panel was convened to share and discuss the findings of the Aspen Institute's National Study of Artist-Endowed Foundations (the “Study”). The Study defines an artist-endowed foundation as a private foundation created or endowed by a visual artist for use in furthering charitable and educational activities serving a public benefit. The foundations are generally funded with any combination of art collections, archives, libraries, intellectual property and investment assets.

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Topics: Charitable Foundations, Robert Motherwell

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