Planning your gift to the Olympic College Foundation now can transform lives for generations. By leveraging assets, rather than current income, you can maximize your giving potential and make the choice that’s best for you. Gifts can be outright or deferred and can encompass a wide variety of vehicles with specific tax advantages and immediate or long-term financial benefits to the donor and/or beneficiaries.

Appreciated Securities

Gifts of securities, such as stocks and bonds, may be donated or willed to Olympic College Foundation. These kinds of gifts may provide important tax advantages, including offering donors the potential of making a larger gift at less cost. Gifts of property with appreciated value have the potential to offer donors a double benefit, including the income tax charitable deduction as well as capital gains tax savings. Securities are generally deductible to the extent of their market value on the date of the gift and subject to the usual charitable gift limitations.

Tangible Property & Real Estate

Donations of tangible property and real estate may be of great value to the College. However, please consult with the College first to assure the gift is aligned with OC’s mission. Due to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, your deduction will depend on the appraised value of the gift and how the gift will be used by the College.

Life Insurance

Life insurance may provide the opportunity to make a substantial gift. A policy, which is no longer required for its original purpose, may be transferred by naming the Olympic College Foundation as the beneficiary or contingent beneficiary of the policy. Either way, life insurance policies are unlike anything else you can give. They are assets that expand to many times their original value because the premiums generally are less than the death benefit. Thus, they afford a way for you to make a major gift at a very low cost. Premium payments on existing policies with Olympic College Foundation as sole and irrevocable beneficiary are considered tax-deductible contributions. New policies naming the Foundation as beneficiary may also be developed as part of a planned gift.

Bequests

A gift of cash or property made through a will or living trust assures a tradition of giving that will continue after the donor’s lifetime. There are several ways Olympic College Foundation may be remembered in a will, including: as the recipient of a stated dollar sum or certain item(s) of property; as contingent beneficiary in the event another beneficiary dies before the donor or refuses the gift; as residual beneficiary of a donor’s estate, and as ultimate recipient of the assets of a charitable remainder trust.

Trusts

Trusts may take many forms and may be an extremely valuable financial planning and charitable giving tool. Trusts are used to guarantee that your wishes, with respect to the use of your property, are carried out during your lifetime or that of your beneficiaries. In addition to providing tax advantages, the placement of certain assets in a trust may also provide you (or your beneficiaries) with continued income now and benefit Olympic College Foundation later.

Charitable Remainder Trusts

A charitable remainder trust may be established with either cash or property during your lifetime or through your will. Income produced by the trust’s assets is payable to you for your lifetime or a designated number of years. At the end of the defined time, the assets are transferred to Olympic College Foundation. In addition to providing income you can depend on, these types of trusts also may provide significant tax benefits.

Charitable Lead Trusts

Under a charitable lead trust, Olympic College Foundation is given the income produced by a trust for a designated number of years. After the specified time, the assets revert back to you or your beneficiaries. Such an arrangement may result in a significant charitable gift, as well as tax savings.