Your Goal
Make an important impact to ALS that doesn't cost you anything during your lifetime, but that is priceless as part of the legacy that you leave behind.
Your Strategy
Include a gift from your will or trust (cash, specific property, or a share of the estate).
Your Benefits
A great way to provide resources that help ALS.
Your Goal
Leave more of your estate to your heirs.
Your Strategy
Name ALS as beneficiary of your retirement plan, and leave less-taxed assets to family.
Your Benefits
Eliminate income tax on retirement plan assets, and free up other property to pass to your heirs.
Your Goal
Continue to receive benefits back from the assets you give to ALS — and thus multiply your gift.
Your Strategy
Create a life-income plan like a charitable gift annuity, charitable remainder annuity trust or charitable remainder unitrust.
Your Benefits
Receive income for your lifetime, receive a charitable deduction, and diversify your holdings.
Your Goal
Reduce high tax liability now; gain additional income later.
Your Strategy
Establish a deferred gift annuity.
Your Benefits
Receive a larger deduction and a higher income rate than an immediate payment annuity.
Your Goal
Create a long-term gift that won't draw funds from your estate.
Your Strategy
Create a new life insurance policy, or donate a paid-up policy of coverage you no longer need.
Your Benefits
Increase your ability to make a significant gift to ALS.
Your Goal
Tap into one of your most valuable assets to make a gift to ALS.
Your Strategy
Use real estate to make your gift to ALS.
Your Benefits
Avoid capital gains tax, receive an income tax deduction — and have the option of a gift that doesn't affect your lifestyle.
Your Goal
Reduce gift and estate taxes and leave more of your assets to your heirs.
Your Strategy
Create a charitable lead trust to pay income to ALS for a fixed time, then pay the remainder to your heirs.
Your Benefits
Reduce gift and estate taxes and freeze the taxable value of growing assets before they pass to your family.
