Gift Planning
HOW WILL YOU BE REMEMBERED?
WHAT WILL YOUR LEGACY BE?
Your legacy is what you do for other people, the impact your actions have on lives long after you are gone and how you are remembered. With planned giving you make a contribution to future generations, while you and your loved ones enjoy the financial benefits. Planned gifts may include retirement assets, stock, life insurance proceeds or real estate. By including a charitable provision in your will or trust, or by designating a future gift of life insurance or retirement plan assets, you become a partner on our mission to better our community. We are grateful to those who have made provisions in their plans and want to acknowledge their thoughtful generosity and intentionality.
Gifts of Stocks and Bonds
Donating appreciated securities, including stocks or bonds, is an easy and tax-effective way for you to make a gift to Pikes Peak United Way.
Benefits of gifts of stocks and bonds
- Avoid paying capital gains tax on the sale of appreciated stock
- Receive a charitable income tax deduction
- Further our mission today
How to make a gift of stocks and bonds
By electronic transfer - Please contact us for instructions on how you can transfer stock or bonds from your brokerage or investment account to Pikes Peak United Way.
By certified mail - If you hold securities in certificate form, you will need to mail two envelopes separately to complete your gift. In the first envelope, place the unsigned stock certificate(s). In the other envelope, include a signed stock power for each certificate. You may obtain this power from your broker or bank. Please remember to use certified mail.
More on gifts of stocks and bonds
There are special rules for valuing a gift of stock. The value of a charitable gift of stock is determined by taking the mean between the high and low stock price on the date of the gift. Mutual fund shares are valued using the closing price for the fund on the date of the gift.
Contact us
If you have any questions about gifts of stocks and bonds, please contact us. We would be happy to assist you and answer any questions that you have.
