Other Ways To Give

A donation of securities (stocks, bonds or mutual funds) offers you advantages and significant tax savings without affecting your current income. If your securities have appreciated in value and you have held them for at least 12 months, you can deduct the full fair market value and not pay capital gains taxes. It’s easy & simple. Ask your broker or financial advisor to assist you with this transfer.

Shares of stock, mutual funds, bonds or alternative investments that have risen in value can be gifted to Vanguard Landing directly. You then don’t have to sell the shares yourself. Donating them to us potentially helps you avoid taxes on the earnings or gains.

There are several ways to use your IRA for charitable gifting, and they can bring you significant benefits. One way is to direct your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) to Vanguard Landing and reduce your taxable income while building your charitable legacy. If you are 70 ½ or older, you can donate up to $100,000 this year (and any other year) without incurring capital gains taxes on the qualified charitable distribution or rollover. In addition, IRAs are taxed significantly when distributed at the end of your lifetime. You can arrange for your IRA assets to come directly to Vanguard Landing as part of your tax-smart estate planning.

You can name Vanguard Landing as the beneficiary of a retirement plan, investment account, bank account, or insurance policy, and support our work without affecting your current income.

A Donor Advised Fund (DAF) is like a charitable savings account and gives you flexibility to recommend how much and how often money is granted to Vanguard Landing and other charities. You establish a DAF through a local community foundation or financial services company, and then make a donation request that comes straight to us. It’s easy and simple!

There are several types of trusts. For people with significant assets, you can transfer your cash or appreciated property to fund a trust. The trust may sell your property tax free and you can receive income for life or for a term of years. In some cases, when the term of the trust ends, the remaining balance is considered a gift to Vanguard Landing.

When one of our precious family members or friends passes away, it is indeed our Honor to be the recipient for gifts in their Memory. We have had several of these already and in some cases, it can be applied to a Naming Opportunity too. We have had many donations made in tribute to a future resident too.