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Other Giving Options
As a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization, we appreciate your generosity that enables the Foundation to further its mission for our industry. The Foundation offers a number of ways for you to participate through planned giving programs. It is always important to check with your independent legal or tax counsel to give you the best advice for your own personal financial situation.
Planned Giving Opportunities
Cash Gifts: This is a very straightforward way to support the Foundation. Cash gifts include personal checks, currency, money orders and electronic fund transfers. Cash gifts may be deductible up to 50% of a donor’s adjusted gross income for the taxable year, with any excess being deductible over the next five years.
Charitable Bequests: A bequest establishes a donor’s wishes today without relinquishing needed assets during his or her lifetime. The following language may be used to make gifts through wills or living trusts:
“I give, devise and bequeath to the ARVC Foundation, a non-profit corporation located in Falls Church, Virginia (_____ percentage of my estate, or the sum of $ _______, or the remainder of my estate), to be used for its general charitable purposes.”
Gifts of Life Insurance: Donors may make gifts of life insurance to the Foundation by irrevocably designating the Foundation as the owner of an existing, fully-paid whole-life policy; designating the Foundation as beneficiary or percentage beneficiary on an existing policy; or purchasing a new policy and naming the Foundation as the irrevocable owner. For policies in which premiums are still being paid, donors may either pay the premium directly or donate an amount equivalent to the premium payment to the Foundation. Donors should determine the best method for payment in consultation with their legal or tax accountant.
Gifts of Retirement Plan Assets : Gifts of retirement plan assets are becoming more popular as IRAs, 401(k)s, and other retirement plans become more numerous. In most cases, the donor would simply designate the Foundation as a beneficiary of his/her IRA, 401(k) or other retirement plan to receive the funds remaining at the end of his/her lifetime.
Gifts of Securities: A gift of appreciated securities held for more than one year may entitle a donor to a charitable deduction for the fair market value of the gifted securities and eliminate capital gains tax that would ordinarily become due if the appreciated securities had been sold outright and the proceeds donated to the charity. Donors who have securities that have declined in value over the years, and who are interested in donating them to the Foundation, may find it more advantageous to sell the securities first and contribute the proceeds as opposed to donating the securities outright. This strategy should allow donors to claim a deduction for both the loss from the sale of the securities as well as the charitable gift.
Other Gifts: In addition to the gifts mentioned above, there may be additional planned giving options that would be appropriate to meet a donor’s philanthropic goals, such as gifts of real estate or a variety of charitable trusts. Many have significant tax advantages.
How to Give:
If you choose to make a contribution to the Foundation, please make checks payable to the "ARVC Foundation" and mail to:
ARVC Foundation
455 Tenderfoot Drive
Larkspur, CO 80118
Attention: Education Director
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