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Donation Options

If you want to . . .                              Then you may wish to . . .              With the result . . .

 * support Cardinal Services today

 * receive a charitable tax dedution

 make an outright gift of cash  you may deduct 100% of the value of your gift from this year's taxes

 * make a larger gift to Cardinal

 * avoid capital gains tax

 make a gift of appreciated stock   you provide increased support to Cardinal while decreasing the cost to you
 * make a significant future gift without affecting your current lifestyle  make a charitable bequest  reduce estate and death taxes, and retain control over your assets during your lifetime

 * make a significant gift to Cardinal

 * retain an income for yourself

 make a charitable gift annuity  receive a current income stream and an immediate tax deduction

 * make a significant gift to Cardinal

 * retain an income for yourself

 create a charitable remainder unitrust  receive a current income stream and an immediate tax deduction

 * make a significant gift to Cardinal

 * retain an income for yourself

 create a charitable remainder annuity trust  receive a current income stream and an immediate tax deduction

 * receive a charitable tax deduction now

 * receive income later

 create a deferred payment gift annuity  receive an immediate tax deduction and income to begin at a future date of your choice
 * leverage the equity in one of your large assets to support Cardinal  make a gift of real estate  receive a tax deduction and avoid capital-gain tax while retaining the option to live in your home

 * use your assets to support Cardinal today

 * retain control over the distribution of those assets to heirs

 create a charitable lead trust  freeze value of assests contributed for gift- and estate- tax purposes

 * minimize taxes on the transfer of your business

 make a gift of closely held business stock  receive a tax deduction, avoid capital-gain tax, and retain planning flexibility
 * leave assets to Cardinal and your heirs upon your death - but you are not sure what to leave whom?  name Cardinal as a beneficiary of your retirement plan   avoid estate tax on retirement plan assets while making other property available to pass on to your heirs
 * make use of assets you may no longer need in order to support Cardinal  make a gift of a paid-up life insurance policy  immediate tax deduction of the net cash surrender value of the policy at time of transfer
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