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Gifts of assets that have increased in value since their purchase, such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and real estate, are particularly attractive under our tax laws. When you make such a gift to our organization, you can deduct the assets at their full fairmarket value as long as you have held them at least twelve months. You can avoid the capital gains tax that would have been due if you sold the asset, and you have the satisfaction of making a gift that will help us continue our work.
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Remembering the Hospitaller Brothers of St. John of God in your will ensures that the work you cared about so much in your lifetime continues, even after your death. You may choose to leave us a specific dollar amount, a fixed percentage of your estate; or the residue of your estate after you have provided for family and friends.
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A Charitable Gift Annuity with St. John of God will guarantee you a fixed income for life and at the same time decrease your tax liability. The amount of income you receive is determined by your age when the annuity is established. A portion of the annual income received is tax-free and the donor is entitled to a charitable gift deduction in the year in which the annuity is funded. The minimum gift amount is $2,500 and the minimum age of the Annuitant(s) is 55.
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A gift of life insurance is easy to make and
allows you to give more than may be possible
otherwise. There are several ways you can benefit
our organization with a life insurance gift, such as
giving us a paid-up policy, buying a new policy
with our organization as beneficiary, or naming us
as beneficiary to an existing policy.
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Gifts of retirement assets can be beneficial to your heirs and can help you accomplish your charitable objectives. In many cases, giving retirement plan assets is a good way to avoid certain income and estate taxes while you preserve a greater legacy for your heirs and our organization. You may decide to use your retirement assets to create a trust naming our organization as the final beneficiary.
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You may have a personal residence, farm, or vacation home that would make a wonderful gift for our organization. Through a charitable life estate contract, you can deed the property to us now and still reside in the home or use the property for the remainder of your lifetime. You will receive a current income tax deduction for your "future" contribution.
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Many organizations have a Matching Gifts Program, where the employer will match the amount of your personal gift to a charitable organization. Through this program, you may be able to double or triple the amount of your gift just by sending in a signed form from your employer with your donation. We will contact your employer to do the rest.Over the past three and a half decades, St. John of God has continued to expand its programs, update its services and meet the challenges and needs of the community it serves by maintaining its important mission: to assist persons with disabilities from birth through adulthood to develop their skills to the fullest potential, and to offer them opportunities to be included within the community.
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