Patents Assigned to G, LLC
  • Patent number: 6581041
    Abstract: In an effort to increase charitable giving, a method of systematically linking investing with giving by designing a fee structure within an investment whereby a part of the fee is automatically transferred to a donor-advised account within a charitable community foundation. A charitable liaison will usually introduce a donor to this process of charitable giving/investing. In addition, the donor will often have an investment advisor. Both the charitable liaison and the investment advisor will receive a part of the fee associated with the investment. If the form of investment is a mutual fund, then the fund manager will also be compensated from a part of the fee. In an alternative method, a credit card or debit card may also be utilized to systematically link charitable giving with consumer purchases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: G, LLC
    Inventor: Michael L. Canney