Other Donor Options
While gifts by check or credit card are among the easiest ways to give to Seniors Inc., you and your advisors may wish to explore other options available that may provide additional benefits.
Donate a Vehicle
Donate your car, truck, RV, boat or other vehicle to Seniors Inc. You may receive a greater value for your vehicle as a charitable contribution on your itemized tax return. It’s easy – call Tanya at (303) 300-6935 or email – tgarwood@seniorsinc.org and she can send you all the information you need. We will arrange to have your vehicle picked up – and you are free of the hassle of trying to sell it yourself – plus you are helping Seniors Inc.!
Planned Gifts
You and your advisors may wish to explore other options available that may provide additional benefits. Following are some giving options to consider:
Endowment Gifts are an investment in a permanent fund that earns money for Seniors Inc. every year thereafter. Endowment gifts may be cash donations or may be in one or more of the forms listed below. You may also establish your own Named Endowment Fund in your name or the name of a loved one and watch it grow as others contribute to it. Your named fund is part of the Seniors Inc. Endowment Fund.
Memorial and Tribute Gifts offer a way to thoughtfully recognize a special person through a financial donation. All gifts are acknowledged according to the donor's wishes.
Gifts of Stocks, Bonds, Mutual Funds and Real Estate that have appreciated in value and are owned for more than one year are gifts that may result in triple tax savings - saving income tax, capital gains tax, and estate or inheritance tax. You may also bypass federal and state capital gains tax on the gain or growth since the time of your initial purchase.
Bequests provide a way for you to remember Seniors Inc. in your Will and may reduce your estate or inheritance taxes. Your Will may designate gifts of cash, securities or other property, or a gift of a percentage of what you own.
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Gifts of Life Insurance may be made in the form of a new policy or an existing policy. Premiums paid by the donor on a donated life insurance policy may qualify for tax deductions.
Gifts of Retirement Plan Assets may be arranged through naming Seniors Inc. as a beneficiary of your retirement plan or IRA. This option is especially effective in helping you to achieve financial & estate planning benefits, and may result in estate or inheritance tax savings.
Life Income Gifts may be made through charitable trusts and charitable gift annuities. These arrangements may result in income and estate tax savings while providing an annual income to you, your family or others. Seniors Inc. would be happy to create a customized confidential gift proposal to show you the tax benefits of making a gift to us in a charitable trust or charitable gift annuity. Please call us to discuss.
For more information about donor options, contact Dan Blyth at (303) 300-6900. All assets contributed to Seniors Inc. are managed prudently in accordance with the Seniors Inc. Planned Giving Program and Endowment Fund Policies and Procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. |