Transfer of Wealth Research
Kansas community foundations are leading an effort to ensure that the state’s transfer of wealth is preserved and invested in communities across Kansas.
Kansas Association of Community Foundations Transfer of Wealth research indicates:
$66 billion will be transferred from one generation to the next in the state of Kansas by 2020.
$3.3 billion or 5 percent could be preserved in community foundation endowments.
$598 billion will be transferred in the state within the next 50 years.
Transfer of Wealth Overview
Following the Great Depression and World War II, the United States entered a golden age of business growth and personal prosperity. Americans have created, invested and multiplied unprecedented wealth. Over the next 50 years, this capital -- a conservative estimate of $41 trillion nationwide -- will change hands.
Research Overview
The Kansas Association of Community Foundations collaborated with the Kansas Health Foundation to analyze the transfer of wealth data for the purpose of enhancing statewide philanthropic giving. The Center for Economic Development and Business Research at Wichita State University carried out the study, estimating future intergenerational wealth transfer for each county in Kansas. A model initially created by Boston College was used to determine a value for total wealth in Kansas.
For more detailed information about the Transfer of Wealth research, please contact Anne Gallagher at the Center for Economic Development and Business Research, 316.978.5193 or anne.gallagher@wichita.edu.
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Adjusted Transfer of Wealth
Transfer of Wealth Overview
Transfer of Wealth Release