Compare Gift Options :: Hofstra University Planned Giving

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An outright gift of cash

Deduct 100% of the gift value for federal income-tax purposes

Provide support to Hofstra while decreasing the out-of-pocket cost to you by avoiding capital-gain tax

Avoid income tax on an RMD and provide current support to Hofstra

Receive an income-tax deduction and avoid capital-gain tax

A charitable bequest

Reduce estate and death taxes, and retain control over your assets during your lifetime

Leave assets to Hofstra and your heirs upon your death but you are not sure what to leave to whom

Naming Hofstra as a beneficiary of your retirement-plan benefits

Avoid estate tax on retirement-plan assets while making other property available to pass to your heirs

Receive a current income stream and an immediate income-tax deduction

Receive an immediate income-tax deduction and income to begin at a future date you choose

Receive a variable income stream and an immediate income-tax deduction

Receive a fixed-income stream and an immediate income-tax deduction and avoid capital-gain tax

Freeze value of assets contributed for gift- and estate-tax purposes and avoid estate tax on future appreciation