Donor Gift Benefits

Whatever your reason for giving, choose the method that best suits your circumstances. Fortunately, you have many valuable options.  You can make an outright gift, for which you will receive a current income tax deduction and which allows us to use the gift now for our pressing needs.  Or, you can make a deferred gift to the Regina Foundation (to benefit Regina), which may provide income tax and estate tax savings, as well as other benefits.

The following table explains the basic differences from both your viewpoint and ours.

Type of Gift	Your Benefits	Our Benefits
Cash	Income tax deduction	Immediate use for our needs
Securities	Income tax deduction Tax avoidance on gain	Immediate use of income or the sale proceeds
Personal property	Income tax deduction Tax avoidance on gain	Immediate use of income or the sale proceeds
Real property	Income tax deduction Tax avoidance on gain	Immediate use of income or the sale proceeds
Life insurance policy	Income tax deduction Possible future tax deductions	Ultimate use of policy proceeds
Life estate in home or farm	Continued personal use Income tax deduction Tax avoidance on gain Estate tax savings	Ultimate use of property or the sale proceeds
Annuity trust or unitrust	Stream of income payments Income tax deduction Tax avoidance on gain Estate tax savings	Ultimate use of gift after lifetimes of you and any other beneficiary
Lead trust	Allows property to be passed to others with reduced gift and estate taxes	Stream of income payments for term of trust
Bequest	Estate tax savings	Ultimate use of gift