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Cash, check or credit card gifts | Make a quick and easy gift to Packer | Write a check now, or submit your credit card information online, by phone, or by mail | An income tax deduction and immediate impact for Packer |
Stock transfer procedures | Make a gift to the school and avoid tax on capital gains | Contribute long-term appreciated stock or other securities. Download this PDF or call (718) 250-0228 for details. | A charitable deduction for the full amount, no capital gains tax, plus immediate impact for Packer |
Bequest information | Benefit the school through a gift that is deferred until after your lifetime | Put a bequest in your will (cash, specific property or the residue of your estate can be left to Packer) | Your donations are fully exempt from estate tax and you have the satisfaction of knowing that your generosity will help Packer for generations to come. |
Gifts of life insurance | Make a large gift with little cost to yourself | Contribute a life insurance policy you no longer need | Current and possibly future income tax deductions and ongoing income for Packer |
Charitable Gift Annuities or Charitable Remainder Annuity Trusts | Secure a fixed life income while avoiding market risks and make a generous gift to Packer | Set up a Charitable Gift Annuity or create a Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust | It gives you tax benefits, often boosts your rate of return, and provides perpetual benefits to the school. |
Donating your Retirement Plan Assets | Make a generous gift to Packer while avoiding the two-fold taxation on IRA or other employee benefit plans | Name Packer as the beneficiary of the remainder of the assets after your lifetime | You can make a generous gift to the school and leave other assets, carrying less tax liability, to your family |
Charitable Lead Trusts | Reduce gift and estate taxes on assets you pass on to children or grandchildren and contribute to Packer's future | Create a Charitable Lead Trust that pays income to Packer for a specific number of years | It has the estate tax benefits of a gift, but your family keeps the property |
Charitable Remainder Trusts | Create a hedge against inflation over the long term and provide funds for the school | Create a Charitable Remainder Unitrust | It pays you a variable income for life, gives you tax benefits, and provides a generous gift to Packer |
