There are a number of different gifting strategies available for planned giving. Each has its advantages and disadvantages.

Instead of making an outright gift, you could choose to use a charitable lead trust. With a charitable lead trust, your gift is placed in a trust. The recipient of the gift draws the income from this trust. Upon your death, your heirs will receive the principal with little or no estate tax.

If you prefer to retain an income interest in your gift, you could use a pooled income fund, a charitable remainder unitrust, or a charitable remainder annuity trust. With each of these strategies, you receive the income generated by your gift, and the recipient receives the principal upon your death.

Finally, you could purchase a life insurance policy and name the charitable organization as the owner and beneficiary of the policy. This would enable you to make a large future gift at a potentially low current cost.

• Outright Gift
• Charitable Lead Trust

• Pooled Income Fund
• Charitable Remainder Unitrust

• Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust
• Gifts of Insurance