What Can I Donate?

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• Matching Gifts
  Many employers match the donations their current and retired employees make to charitable organizations. If your company has a matching gift program, your gift could be increased (maybe even doubled) — at no additional cost to you.
• When making a gift to Community Housing and Development Corp., simply request a matching gift form from your employer’s human resources department. Include this form with your gift. Community Housing and Development Corp. will process the matching gift form and will notify you once the matching gift from your employer has been received.
• Securities
  You may wish to make a gift to Community Housing and Development Corp. of appreciated securities. If the stock you are contributing has been owned for more than one year, you may be able to deduct the fair market value of the stock as a charitable contribution, while avoiding capital gains taxes. Other rules apply for stocks held less than one year.
• Real Estate
  Gifts of real estate offer similar tax advantages as gifts of stock. If the property has been owned for more than one year, you may be able to deduct as a charitable contribution the fair market value of the real estate, while avoiding capital gains taxes. Other rules apply for properties held less than one year.
• Bequests
  Community Housing and Development Corp.’s tradition of excellence has relied greatly on friends who have provided for its programs in their wills. Whether you wish to memorialize a loved one, provide financial support for qualified students, or underwrite a specific program, a bequest is one of the easiest ways to make a planned gift for the future.
• Community Housing and Development Corp. may be designated as a beneficiary either by rewriting your will or trust, by the addition of a codicil to your existing will, or by an amendment to your existing trust. Bequests usually permit an estate tax deduction for the amount of the gift.
  Unless otherwise specified by the donor, all bequests received by Community Housing and Development Corp. are placed within its Endowment Fund. There, they will help to enhance the agency’s programs in perpetuity.
• Other Planned Gifts
  Community Housing and Development Corp. welcomes planned gifts in a variety of forms. Some of the instruments listed below require legal/contractual documentation to become established. As a service to the donor, Community Housing and Development Corp. will draw-up proposed initial documentation for a deferred gift. Donors should consult their own qualified financial planner or attorney before consummating a charitable gift.
  
  •   Life Income Plans
  •   Life Estate Agreements  
  •   Gift Annuities
  •   Gift of Life Insurance
  •   Deferred Payment Gift Annuity
• Personal Property
  Though often overlooked, in-kind gifts of tangible personal property (such as artwork, equipment, automobiles, etc.) are an excellent way to help support Community Housing and Development Corp. While Community Housing and Development Corp.is grateful for every donor’s intent to give, some personal property donations must be approved prior to acceptance. For your convenience, Community Housing and Development Corp. will arrange to transport approved items.
• Just call Community Housing and Development Corp. at (800/746-8603) to arrange a day and time for pick-up. Gifts of personal property are usually tax deductible at fair market value.

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