PROVIDENCE, RI, February 23, 2026 – Partridge Snow & Hahn (PSH) partner Elizabeth O. Manchester will present the Estate Planning Council of Rhode Island (EPCRI) Lunchtime Learning program, “Steps and Considerations for Formation of Private Foundations” on Thursday, March 5, 2026. Manchester will discuss the benefits of utilizing a private foundation in an estate plan, the requirements for forming a Rhode Island nonprofit corporation, and the tax-exempt status filing process. Registration is available here.
As Chair of PSH’s Nonprofit & Tax-Exempt Practice Group, Manchester represents tax-exempt entities, centered on compliance, formation, charitable gift planning issues, and best practices. She has extensive experience assisting institutions with the inception of planned giving programs, as well as corporate governance matters and maintenance of tax-exempt status. Manchester advises charitable institutions and institutions of higher learning about tax benefits available to donors, to assist in discussions with donors to appropriately advance the organization’s mission. Serving as external general counsel for public charities and private foundations, Manchester advises nonprofits regarding board education and training, fiduciary obligation advice, compliance, donor representation, endowment fund management, finance, Form 990, reporting issues, governance, joint ventures, affiliations and litigation prevention. In addition, she advises nonprofits regarding managing bequests and complex gifts for organizations, mergers and acquisitions, obtaining and maintaining tax exemptions, policies, political and lobbying restrictions and tax.
The Estate Planning Council of Rhode Island, an affiliated local council of the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils (NAEPC), is an association of estate planning professionals committed to expanding estate planning knowledge and expertise, growing professional contacts and relationships, and enhancing the community by facilitating superior client service. Members either reside or have a place of business in the state of Rhode Island.
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