Gifts That Reduce Your Taxes
Explore smart ways to make an impact
You can drive life-saving work in congress, the courts, classrooms, and communities across the country. What’s more, you can also enjoy tax benefits from these gifts now, or you can establish a future gift that will pass tax benefits along to your loved ones.
Gift of Cash
Cash is the simplest asset to donate and the quickest way to make an immediate impact for Brady. If you want to further our work today and claim the entire amount of your gift as a charitable income tax deduction, consider a gift of cash to the Brady Center. Make your gift online, via a check or money order, or with a wire transfer.
Stocks & Securities
When you give stock or securities (stock, bonds, mutual funds) to the Brady Center, you may be eligible for a double tax benefit: 1) You receive an income tax deduction for the full, present, fair market value of the assets and 2) you may completely avoid capital gains tax on the appreciation of the assets. This is one of the easiest gifts to give and one of the most useful in accomplishing your philanthropic goals.
Savings Bonds
When you redeem savings bonds, you will owe income tax on the appreciation. So will the person who inherits them. You can eliminate the income tax on bonds you plan to redeem by donating them to the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Because the Brady Center is tax-exempt, 100 percent of your gift of savings bonds will go to supporting our shared mission to end the gun violence epidemic in our country.
Retirement Assets
A gift of your retirement assets, such as an employee retirement plan, IRA, or tax-sheltered annuity, is an excellent way to make a gift. A gift of these assets can shield you or your heirs from taxes while funding the Brady Center.
Organize your assets and learn how to add us as a beneficiary with this free tool.
Life Insurance
Transfer ownership now:
To make an impact on our mission today, irrevocably designate the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence as owner and beneficiary of an existing life insurance policy. If your policy is paid up, you will receive an immediate income tax deduction based on the policy value.
If your policy is not yet paid up, you will make contributions of cash to the Brady Center to cover future premium payments. For any continuing premium payments you make, you will receive a charitable deduction in the year of the payment.
Name us as a beneficiary:
You can name the Brady Center as a beneficiary of all or a portion of your life insurance policy. With this gift arrangement, Brady will receive the proceeds of your policy when you pass away. You can change your beneficiary at any time and may reduce your estate taxes.
This gift is easy to arrange — simply request a beneficiary designation form from your plan administrator or use this free tool to organize your assets and receive instructions on how to add us as a beneficiary.
