How to Give

Giving to a charitable cause can be done either directly or through a gift model that can provide tax benefits and even income. Click on a gift model below to learn more.

• Bequest
  You designate a charitable organization as the beneficiary of your asset by will, trust or other instrument.
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• IRA Rollover
  Congress recently enacted a permanent extension of the IRA Charitable Rollover. As a result, you can make an IRA rollover gift in 2015, 2016 and beyond.
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• Charitable Gift Annuity
  You transfer your cash or appreciated property to a charitable organization in exchange for the charity's promise to pay you fixed income (with rates based on your age) for the rest of your life.
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• Charitable Unitrust
  You transfer your cash or appreciated property to fund a charitable trust. The trust sells your property tax free and provides you with income for life or a term of years.
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• Charitable Annuity Trust
  You transfer your cash or appreciated property to fund a charitable trust. The trust sells your property tax free and provides you with fixed income for life or a term of years.
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• Charitable Lead Trust
  You transfer your cash or property to fund a lead trust that makes gifts to a charity for a number of years. You receive a charitable deduction for the gift. Your family receives the remainder at substantial tax savings.
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• Sale and Unitrust
  If you give a portion of your property to charity to fund a charitable remainder trust, when the entire property sells you receive cash and income for life.
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• Bargain Sale
  A charity purchases your property for less than fair market value. You receive the cash and a charitable deduction for the difference between the market value and purchase price.
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• Give it Twice Trust
  You may be looking for a way to provide your children with income while making a gift to charity. The Give it Twice Trust is a popular option that allows you to transfer your IRA at death to a term of years unitrust.
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• Life Estate Reserved
  You may desire to leave your home or farm to charity at your death, but would like to receive a current charitable tax deduction. A life estate reserved might offer the solution you need!
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