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These days, it is not uncommon for attorneys to work abroad for periods of times. We are a peripatetic group. Certain ties, however, continue to bind. We maintain allegiances to particular places and causes.  Perhaps you are an attorney working in the U.K. but admitted in New York and you want to make a year-end charitable gift to a U.S. legal services organization that provides legal services to the poor and underserved. You may be interested in supporting this critical philanthropic purpose, as well as in satisfying the pro bono reporting requirements on your New York biennial attorney registration. We hope you will consider the City Bar Justice Center (CBJC).

Recently, CBJC was asked by a London-based lawyer to register with the CAF American Donor Fund (CADF) so that the lawyer could make a gift. CBJC is now an approved charity to receive grants from CADF, which is a subsidiary entity of the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), a family of charitable organizations registered in the U.K. Giving through CADF, a donor advised fund, may allow donors who pay tax in both the U.S. and U.K. to benefit from the incentives that encourage support for nonprofits both here and abroad. These donors may otherwise find that U.S. tax rules invalidate U.K. tax breaks on charitable giving and vice-versa. For more information about CADF, please visit www.cafonline.org/americandonorfund.

It is important to consult your tax and/or financial advisor about tax-advantaged giving. If you have questions or want assistance with making a gift, please contact CBJC’s Director of Development, Marilyn Casowitz, at 212.382.6661 or mcasowitz@nycbar.org.

(A copy of our most recent annual financial report may be obtained , upon request, from the City Bar Justice Center or the New York State Attorney General’s Charities Bureau, ATTN: FOIL Officer, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.)