Rick Schenkel has been involved with the Water Buffalo Club — a charitable organization helping at-risk kids in the Los Angeles area — for over 30 years. The WBC's overhead is completely funded by membership dues, allowing 100% of all received donations to go to small, local … [Read more...]
Year-End Charitable Gift Tips from the IRS
The IRS has provided tips and reminders to individuals and businesses making year-end gifts to charity. They highlighted the rules for claiming deductions for charitable contributions of clothing and household items along with the guidelines for monetary donations. Clothing and Household ItemsThe … [Read more...]
Jr. Posse Youth Equestrian Program
Keeping kids on horses and off the streets Where’s the best place to go horseback riding? You may be surprised to learn there are some children who would answer, “Compton!” Twenty-year SPS veteran Valerie Chamberlain, Manager of our Business Management Department, has been volunteering with a … [Read more...]
FUN Raiser!
The Water Buffalo Club and Howie Mandel are in it for the kids Though water buffaloes are an endangered species in Southeast Asia, they were in plentiful supply at the Skirball Cultural Center October 13, 2012, during a wildly successful evening of fund raising and fun hosted by Howie Mandel! The … [Read more...]
Annual Volunteer Day at SPS
Wondering where we were on November 2? One day every year Sobul, Primes & Schenkel closes up shop completely and focuses on a non-profit project. This year SPS showed up en masse at the National Guard Armory in Van Nuys to spend the day working with Operation Gratitude. Operation Gratitude’s … [Read more...]
Motion Picture & Television Fund
"...dedicated to offering programs and charitable services..." Film Strip When Sobul, Primes, & Schenkel was approached to participate in an effort by the “Hollywood” business management community to raise $1,000,000 for the Motion Picture Television Fund, we stepped right up. The MPTF, as … [Read more...]
What to Save When You Give?
A donation without documentation might not be a deduction Because of several recent court cases involving charitable donations being disallowed for lack of proper documentation, we want to remind you of the vital importance of obtaining and saving receipts and paperwork for charitable … [Read more...]
Water Buffalos spotted on the Santa Monica Pier
Water Buffalo Club celebrates “Christmas in June” Our Rick Schenkel has been a member of the Water Buffalo Club (WBC) – a local service organization with the motto “Big Kids Helping Little Kids” -- for over 20 years. The WBC hosts an annual summer event at the famous Santa Monica Pier for 200 … [Read more...]
Volunteer Day 2010
The day the office went dark and we went on a mission June 18, 2010 was an important date for SPS. Our entire staff took an early lunch before we closed the offices. You may wonder if this was a wise thing for a vibrant firm like SPS to do, but it is historically a quiet time of year and we all had … [Read more...]
Water Buffalo Club’s 20th Birthday Bash
“Standing in front of the room and leading a group in a giving situation that leads directly to such an amazing result was a wonderful opportunity for me.” That’s how Rick Schenkel describes what it was like to emcee the Water Buffalo Club’s (WBC) 20th Birthday celebration to raise funds for needy … [Read more...]