Favorite Charities
You can use your last will and testament or revocable living trust to make gifts that benefit the organizations you support. Gifts can be distributed according to the instructions you have left in the trust. Such gifts are 100% deductible for federal estate tax purposes.
For many institutions, legacy gifts from estates make up large portions of their operating budgets. What better way to remind your family of causes worth aiding, regardless of the size/percentage of the gift? Help your family remember what is important to you.
Our clients' favorite charities include:
- American Cancer Society
- American Hospice
- Arizona Humane Society
- Arthritis Foundation
- Best Friends Animal Society
- Child Find of America, Inc
- Guide Dogs for the Blind
- Hospice Foundation of America
- International Campaign for Tibet
- Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund
- National Alliance to End Homelessness
- National Breast Cancer Foundation
- Oxfam America
- Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation
- Wounded Warriors Project
Even a small percentage of your estate can help many worthy causes.
How do you determine the effectiveness of charities?
The internet offers various "watchdogs" such as this site: www.charitywatch.org