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If SCAA’s work is important to you, there are all sorts of ways to help sustain it. Every gift makes a difference. And the more our individual friends support SCAA, the more inclined corporations and foundations are to provide financial assistance.
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Thank you for considering a gift to SCAA. Click here to make a gift online, via credit card. Or, call Robin Christenson at (518) 463-1896 x.137 for information about more giving options.
Because cash gifts provide funds that can be put to use right away, they are particularly helpful. Cash/check donations are subject to the most liberal tax rules. The higher your income bracket, the greater your tax savings. Please make check payable to SCAA.
Mail to: SCAA
150 State St., 4th Floor
Albany, NY 12207
Gifts of appreciated securities, such as stocks, bonds or mutual funds, that you have owned for more than one year are very popular because capital gains are entirely avoided, and a tax deduction is available for the full market value (rather than your original cost) of the appreciated assets. Whether you hold your securities in certificate form or in a brokerage account, we can provide simple instructions on making your gift of appreciated securities. Click here for how to make a stock transfer.
A large gift may be much more affordable when pledge payments are made over several months or years. Pledges are deductible in the year payment is actually made, which enables you to adjust the time and amount of each payment to maximize tax benefits.
Whether residential, commercial or vacant land, a contribution of real estate provides the donor with a reduction in income tax and reduction or elimination of capital gains tax.
You don’t need a large estate to make a significant gift to SCAA. Donating an existing, paid-up policy allows you to deduct the entire replacement value of the policy. If the policy isn’t completely paid up, its approximate cash value, plus future premium payments, are usually fully tax-deductible.
To avoid the dual tax on IRA or other employee benefit plans, you may wish to designate SCAA as the beneficiary of some or all of your retirement assets, while leaving your family other, less tax laden assets.
Many employers match charitable donations made by their employees or directors, sometimes on a two-for-one basis. Check with your company’s personnel office for the necessary forms and information. Mail completed forms to: SCAA, 150 State St. #404, Albany, NY 12207.
Remember SCAA in your will with a cash gift, specific property or a share of the remainder of your estate. Bequests allow the donor to retain assets throughout life, reduce estate taxes and they are revocable. Bequests may be restricted or unrestricted as to their purpose. Unrestricted gifts are particularly valuable because they permit flexibility and innovation in their use. Click here for more information, or call Robin Christenson at 518.463.1896 ext.137.
The material presented on this website is not offered as legal or tax advice. For advice and assistance in particular cases or whether a certain gift best suits your situation, please consult an attorney or financial advisor.
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