Make a gift of cash, stocks, bonds, real estate or other assets to GCF, which all qualify for the maximum tax advantage available under federal tax law.
Designate a gift or portion of your estate to GCF and, in many cases, receive a substantial reduction in taxes.
Make a gift of cash or property to GCF now, get immediate tax benefits, and ensure that you or a loved one receives fixed quarterly or annual income payments for life. GCF sets up a contract that combines immediate annuity payments with a deferred charitable gift, generating a fixed stream of income as well as a tax benefit. Learn more at gcfdn.org/cga.
You can place cash or other property in a trust that pays annual income to you (or another named beneficiary) for life and receive an immediate tax benefit. After death, the remainder of the trust transfers to GCF and is placed into a charitable fund you created. You receive income for the rest of your life, knowing that whatever remains will benefit your community.
You can place cash or property into a trust that pays a fixed amount to a donor advised fund (or other fund type) for a number of years. Once this period ends, assets held by the trust are transferred to you or your heirs. In some cases, there may be a substantial reduction in federal gift taxes, AND you have an established charitable fund to help carry out your philanthropic goals.
You can give a paid-up insurance policy (transferring ownership to GCF) or work to create a new insurance policy with GCF as owner and beneficiary. You can make a tax-deductible charitable gift to GCF to cover the annual premium payments.
You can make a simple gift from your estate without changing your will or trust, avoid probate and you may save income taxes and estate taxes (as applicable). You do this by making bank accounts P.O.D., or payable on death, to GCF, naming GCF as beneficiary of retirement savings plans, including GCF as your life insurance beneficiary (but not owner), or transferring securities held in a brokerage account to GCF through a “T.O.D.” or a transfer on death designation.