Planned Giving

Create a Legacy of Military Support

You can make a lasting impact of generosity and service for military families through a planned gift.
A planned gift is any major gift, made during life or at death as part of a donor’s overall financial and/or estate planning. These include gifts of cash, equity, life insurance, real estate, personal property, appreciated securities/stocks, artwork, partnership interests, a retirement plan, etc.
  • Outright gifts that use appreciated assets as a substitute for cash
  • Gifts that return income or other financial benefits to the donor in return for the contribution
  • Gifts payable upon the donor’s death
  • Donors can contribute appreciated property, like securities or real estate, receive a charitable deduction for the full market value of the asset, and pay no capital gains tax on the transfer.
  • Donors who establish a life-income gift receive a tax deduction for the full, fair market value of the assets contributed, minus the present value of the income interest retained; if they fund their gift with appreciated property they pay no upfront capital gains tax on the transfer.
  • Gifts payable to charity upon the donor’s death, like a bequest or a beneficiary designation in a life insurance policy or retirement account, do not generate a lifetime income tax deduction for the donor, but they are exempt from estate tax.

It is advisable that donors interested in making a planned gift should contact their financial advisor, tax attorney and/or estate planning attorney to discuss which options would work best.

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