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Gifts by Will or Living Trust
Give to the ACLU Foundation without affecting your cashflow during your lifetime.

Gifts of Retirement Plans
Your retirement plan may be worth more when donated to the ACLU Foundation than to your heirs.

Gifts of Life Insurance
Create a significant endowment for the ACLU Foundation without dipping into your capital assets.

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Charitable Bargain Sales
This part-gift/part-sale transaction gives you a charitable deduction plus cash to purchase other property.

Charitable Gift Annuities - Immediate
Receive a fixed payout and significant tax benefits.

Charitable Gift Annuities - Deferred
Build retirement earnings by deferring the onset of annuity payments. (recommended for younger donors)

Charitable Lead Trusts
Freeze the taxable value of your appreciating assets by using them to make gifts today and pass them back to family members later.

Charitable Remainder Annuity Trusts
Combine a charitable gift with a predictable fixed-income payout by placing your donation into an individually managed trust.

Charitable Remainder Unitrusts
Choose from several options that best meet your personal financial situation and our needs.

Donor Advised Fund
We offer a gift plan that combines and simplifies the administration of all your charitable giving. Here's how to set up a single gift fund that makes charitable grants to us and to other charities, without the legal and tax complexities of a private foundation or the expenses of a commercial gift fund.

The Pooled Income Fund
We offer a life-income gift that works like a charitable mutual fund. You can give us cash or securities, receive an income tax deduction and avoid capital gains tax on the transfer, secure lifetime income, and deliver significant support to us.

Retained Life Estates
Give the ACLU Foundation your house and continue to live there rent-free.

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Gifts of Cash
Maximize your charitable deduction and deliver immediate benefits to the ACLU Foundation.

Gifts of Appreciated Securities
The IRS allows you one of its most significant tax breaks for gifts of appreciated securities. Here's information on how to transfer these assets to the ACLU Foundation.

Gifts of Real Estate
Make a substantial gift to the ACLU Foundation through a transfer of residential, commercial, or undeveloped real estate.

Gifts of Business Interests
Give the ACLU Foundation an interest in a closely-held or family business.

Gifts of Partnership Interests
Support the ACLU Foundation by transfering interest in a real estate or oil-and-gas partnership. Learn what the IRS requires and how we review gift offers.

Gifts of Personal Property
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