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Making a positive difference in your community is easy when you give through the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona. You can donate to one of nearly 500 funds already established to meet nearly every need in southern Arizona.
From providing learning opportunities for children in low income neighborhoods, to supporting emerging artists, to providing direct funding to your favoritie nonprofits.
Or, you can start your own fund.
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Give during your lifetime...
You can give today and know that you are helping to make southern Arizona a better place to live. That feels good and your gift also qualifies you for maximum charitable benefit under state and federal law.
Cash gifts are the simplest way to donate through CFSA. Gifts of appreciated stocks and bonds save income tax and avoid the capital gains tax that would be imposed if you sold the securities yourself. We can also accept a gift of real estate that is readily marketable and free of environmental or significant structural problems.
And well into the future...
You can take advantage of several planned giving strategies designed to help you make charitable gifts while enjoying tax benefits and preserving economic security for yourself and your loved ones.
The Center for Planned Giving can help you initiate the following giving tools.
Bequests Through your will or trust, you can gift a portion of your estate to CFSA and in some cases, receive a substantial reduction in federal gift and estate taxes. By working with your estate planner and the Center for Planned Giving, you can leave CFSA a set amount of money or make CFSA a contingent beneficiary. You can leave your gift unrestricted or specify charitable purposes it should be used for.
Charitable Gift Annuity Make a gift of cash or property to CFSA now, get immediate tax benefits, and ensure that you or a loved one receives fixed quarterly or annual income payments for life.
Charitable Remainder Trust Place cash or property in a trust that pays annual income to you or another named beneficiary for life. After death, the remainder of the trust transfers to CFSA and is placed into the charitable fund you've selected. You receive income tax benefits the year you establish your trust.
Charitable Lead Trust Put cash or property in a trust that pays a fixed amount to CFSA for the number of years you select. Once this period ends, the assets held by the trust are transferred to the beneficiaries you name. In some cases, you receive a substantial reduction in federal gift and estate taxes.
Gift of Life Insurance Make CFSA a full or partial beneficiary of your life insurance. It's a simple way to make a significant gift to charity with tax benefits you can enjoy during your lifetime.
Gift of Retirement Name CFSA a full or partial beneficiary of your retirement account. It's an easy way to leave a giving legacy without altering your estate plan. Upon death, your gift is placed into the charitable fund of your choice.
Consider an Endowment Create the opportunity to benefit the community forever with a permanent endowment.
Considering a Private Foundation? Compare the four approaches to giving - through a direct gift, donor advised fund, supporting organization or private foundation.
To ensure that your exact intentions are carried out, we recommend that you consult with your professional advisors when preparing your estate planning documents. Poorly drafted philanthropic plans may have unintended consequences. Give us a call at (520) 770-0800 x107 if you have any questions.