| Gift Type | Your Goal | Benefits | How to Give It |
| Bequest | Defer a gift until after your passing | - Lifetime control of your estate
- Estate tax exemption
- Provide for heirs while supporting DCCC Foundation
| Name DCCC Foundation in your will |
| Living Trust | Make a gift while preserving estate for your heirs | - Control of trust during your lifetime
- Estate-tax savings
| Name DCCC Foundation as living trust beneficiary |
| Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust | Secure a fixed income during your lifetime | - Immediate income-tax deduction
- Lifetime fixed income
- No capital gains tax
- Possible estate tax savings
| Create a trust that pays you a fixed amount annually |
| Charitable Remainder Unitrust | Protect against long-term effects of inflation | - Immediate income-tax deduction
- Lifetime variable income
- No capital gains tax
- Possible estate tax savings
| Create a trust that pays you a percentage of its assets |
| Charitable Gift Annuity | Receive fixed annual payments | - Immediate income-tax deduction
- Fixed annual payments for life
- Future tax savings
| Form a contract in which you receive fixed annual payments |
| Charitable Lead Trust | Reduce taxes on assets left to heirs | - Decrease size of taxable estate
- Avoid large gift taxes
- Support DCCC Foundation while preserving trust for heirs
| Create a trust that pays DCCC Foundation yearly, then passes assets to heirs |
| Life Insurance Gift | Make a significant gift without a large cash outlay. | - Current income tax deduction
- Possible future tax savings
| Name DCCC Foundation as your policy beneficiary |
| Retirement Plan Gift | Avoid double taxation on retirement plan assets | - Preserve plan value
- Avoid income tax and possible estate tax
| Name DCCC Foundation as your plan beneficiary |
| Real Estate Gift | Avoid capital gains tax on home or property sale | - Immediate income tax deduction
- Avoid capital gains tax
| Donate property to DCCC Foundation |
| Retained Life Estate | Donate your property but continue to live there | - Income tax deduction
- Continue use of home/property
| Live in your home and give ownership to DCCC Foundation after your passing. |