If your goal is to: |
Then you can: |
And your benefits are: |
Make a quick and easy gift. |
Simply write a check now, or give through our secure online process. |
An income tax deduction and immediate impact on us. |
| Avoid tax on capital gains. |
Contribute long-term appreciated stock or other securities. |
A charitable deduction plus no capital gains tax. |
| Defer a gift until after your lifetime. |
Put a bequest in your will (give us cash, specific property, or a share of the residue of your estate). |
Your donations are fully exempt from federal estate tax. |
| Avoid capital gains tax on the sale of a home or other real estate. |
Donate the real estate to us, or sell it to us at a bargain price. |
An income tax reduction plus reduction or elimination of capital gains tax. |
| Avoid the twofold taxation on IRA or other employee benefit plans. |
Name us as the beneficiary of the remainder of the retirement assets after your lifetime. |
It lets you leave your family other assets that carry less tax liability. |
| Give your personal residence or farm, but retain life use. |
Create a charitable gift of future interest, called a retained life estate. |
It gives you tax advantages plus use of the property. |
| Make a large gift with little cost to you. |
Contribute a life insurance policy you no longer need. |
Current and possibly future income tax deductions. |
Secure a fixed life income while avoiding market risks. |
Create a charitable remainder annuity trust. |
It gives you tax benefits and often boosts your rate of return. |
| Give income from an asset for a period of years but retain the asset for yourself or your heirs. |
Create a charitable lead trust. |
Asset is returned to the donor or heirs with federal estate tax savings and income tax deductions for income donated. |
| Create a hedge against inflation over the long term. |
Create a charitable remainder unitrust. |
It pays you a variable income for life and gives you tax benefits. |
| Make a revocable gift during your lifetime. |
Name us as the beneficiary of assets in a living trust. |
Full control of the trust terms for your lifetime. |
