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Help us Establish a Firm Foundation for the Future
With gift planning, you can provide long-lasting support to HCCA while enjoying financial benefits for you and your family
Bequests
You designating HCCA as the beneficiary of your asset via a will, trust or beneficiary designation form.
What are the Benefits of Making a Bequest?
- You leave a lasting legacy to be remembered
- You lessen the burden of taxes on your family
- You may receive estate tax savings
How to Make a Bequest:
- A bequest is one of the easiest gifts to make. With the help of an advisor, you can include language in your will or trust specifying a gift be made to family, friends or St. Vincent de Paul as part of your estate plan.
What are my Options?
- A bequest can be made in several ways:
- You can gift a specific dollar amount or asset
- You can gift a percentage of your estate
- You can gift from the balance or residue of your estate
- You can make a beneficiary designation of certain assets
Charitable Gift Annuity
You can transfer cash or appreciated property to HCCA in exchange for our promise to pay you fixed payments (with rates based on your age) for the rest of your life.
Benefits of Charitable Gift Annuity
- Receive fixed payments to you or another annuitant you designate for life
- Receive a charitable income tax deduction for the charitable gift portion of the annuity
- Benefit partially tax-free payments
- Further the charitable work of Harps Crossing Christian Academy
How a Charitable Gift Annuity works?
A charitable gift annuity is a way to make a gift to support HHCA.
- You transfer cash or property to HCCA.
- In exchange, we promise to pay fixed payments to you for life. The payment can be quite high depending on your age, and a portion of each payment may even be tax-free.
- You will receive a charitable income tax deduction for the gift portion of the annuity.
If you decide to fund your gift annuity with cash, a significant portion of the annuity payment will be tax-free. You may also make a gift of appreciated securities to fund a gift annuity and avoid a portion of the capital gains tax. Please contact us to inquire about other assets that you might be able to use to fund a charitable gift annuity.