WHY CONSIDER A GIFT OF APPRECIATED SECURITIES?
A donation of stocks, mutual funds or bonds owned for more than one year is typically deductible for the fair market value of the securities on the day of transfer. By donating the securities instead of selling them, you avoid capital gains tax. As a tax-exempt organization, we can sell the securities without incurring any tax liability. The proceeds of the sale will benefit the ministry of your choice.
STRATEGIC WAYS TO USE A GIFT OF APPRECIATED SECURITIES
Electing to give securities is a way that many donors give more impactfully than they otherwise could. However, a well-planned gift of securities can do even more!
If the assets in your portfolio are highly appreciated and cashing them out would expose you to significant capital gains tax, you may want to consider using a gift of securities to fund a Charitable Gift Annuity (CGA). By giving securities to us you would significantly decrease your exposure to capital gains tax, and the CGA would generate guaranteed lifelong income (a portion of which is tax-free) for yourself and/or your spouse.
Similarly, a transfer of securities could fund a Charitable Remainder Trust or a Charitable Lead Trust, both of which offer the donor a high degree of flexibility with payout structure.
WHAT IF MY HOLDINGS ARE IN A RETIREMENT SAVINGS ACCOUNT?
The rules and process for giving from retirement savings accounts such as IRAs and 401Ks are different than for holdings in a brokerage account. Click here for more information about giving from a retirement savings account.
MAKE A GIFT OF APPRECIATED SECURITIES
You can use this secure tool from FreeWill to make a gift in just a few minutes.
Securities given with this tool are received and acknowledged to you by the FreeWill Impact Fund. The securities are promptly sold and the proceeds are transferred to Sisters of Charity Health System in U.S. dollars.
If you prefer to have your broker initiate the gift, click here to access our DTC information from our FreeWill portal.
ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR INVESTORS
If you don't want to change the structure of your portfolio during your lifetime but do want your assets to go to charity upon your death, you can name us as the beneficiary of your brokerage account. Contact your broker for a beneficiary designation form.