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Charitable Gift Planning
Preventing Youth Substance Abuse through the Generations
Imagine the gift you will give when a young person turns away from drugs and alcohol to create a future with meaning and purpose. Your gift will nurture future generations to effectively counteract the influences that lead to abuse - so that no family has to experience the heartache that comes with addiction.
Building Hope and a Plan for Youth
For three decades, People Reaching Out has been passionate about the prevention of youth substance abuse. Together we can create drug free communities where young people dream big. Our programs create healthy family environments, support youth through their teen years and develop leaders that emerge successfully into adulthood to give back to their communities.
A Legacy of Healthy Living
Charitable giving can seem complicated, but it is really quite simple and can provide tremendous benefits to both the giver and the recipient. Below are definitions of a few of the most common types of planned giving. There are many options available and we encourage you to call us with your questions.
Charitable bequest
A charitable bequest is anything you give or leave to charity from your estate through a will or a revocable living trust. An "estate" is any property, money or personal belongings that you may have at the time of your death. Most people leave an estate when they die, even though they may not have a great deal of wealth. Even an individual with a small estate can arrange to leave a charitable bequest.
Charitable remainder trust
A charitable remainder trust allows the transfer of your closely held business stock into a charitable remainder trust. You retain the right to receive payments from the trust for a period of years. Assets pass to a named charitable entity at the end of the income payments (usually at your death). You can deduct this from your income tax the year the stock is transferred and the assets will not be included in your taxable estate.
Charitable lead trust
A charitable lead trust works almost the opposite of a charitable remainder trust. You transfer your closely held stock into a charitable lead trust and the charitable entity receives the right to receive payments for a period of years. The assets in the trust pass to you or to your designated beneficiaries at the end of the annuity period. Typically, there is no income tax deduction for a charitable lead trust, but there may be substantial estate tax savings at your death.
Outright gifts
Cash, real estate or other property.
Life estate
Life insurance allows you to make a much larger gift to charity than you might otherwise be able to afford. The cost to you is small but the amount the charity will receive is substantial. Please check with your financial planner on how to designate the charity as your beneficiary.
Reliability
All gifts to People Reaching Out are overseen by the board of directors. People Reaching Out encourages you to consult with your tax consultant and financial advisor when making a planned gift.
People Reaching Out recognizes the dual reponsibility in its concern for donor's interest and its continuing obligation to itself. In all matters involving donors or prospective donors, the interest of the donor shall come before that of People Reaching Out. (For more on People Reaching Out Planned Giving policies, please contact us.)
What You Can Do
For more specific information on designating a gift for the youth in the People Reaching Out programs, please call us at 916-576-3300.