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Support today Receive charitable income-tax deduction	An outright gift of cash	Deduct 100% of the gift value for federal income-tax purposes
Support without depleting your cash reserves Avoid capital-gain tax	A gift of appreciated stock	Provide support to while decreasing the out-of-pocket cost to you by avoiding capital-gain tax
Make a significant future gift without affecting your current lifestyle	A charitable bequest	Reduce estate and death taxes, and retain control over your assets during your lifetime
Leave assets to and your heirs upon your death but you are not sure what to leave to whom	Naming as a beneficiary of your retirement-plan benefits	Avoid estate tax on retirement-plan assets while making other property available to pass to your heirs
Make a significant gift to Retain an income for yourself	A charitable gift annuity	Receive a current income stream and an immediate income-tax deduction
Receive a charitable income-tax deduction now Receive income later	A deferred-payment gift annuity	Receive an immediate income-tax deduction and income to begin at a future date you choose
Make a significant gift to Retain an income for yourself	A charitable remainder unitrust	Receive a variable income stream and an immediate income-tax deduction
Make a significant gift to Retain an income for yourself	A charitable remainder annuity trust	Receive a fixed-income stream and an immediate income-tax deduction and avoid capital-gain tax
Use your assets to support today Retain control over the distribution of those assets to heirs	A nongrantor charitable lead trust	Freeze value of assets contributed for gift- and estate-tax purposes and avoid estate tax on future appreciation

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