Ways to Give
Support the EITC Foundation Form | The Donor Bill of Rights
The EITC Foundation welcomes gifts of all types. We will work with you and your financial advisor to maximize your tax benefits and the value of your gift to our community:
Cash: This is the most common type of gift. These tax-deductible gifts can be for general use or a donor-specified use. Gifts can also be made in honor or in memory of a loved one.
Stocks or bonds: These gifts are considered tax-deductible at market value. Such gifts avoid payment of capital gains tax.
Real or personal property: You can deduct the full market value of appreciated property such as real estate.
Life insurance: You can gift a paid up policy or designate EITC as owner and beneficiary of a policy and get a charitable deduction for the annual premium you pay. A policy is an ideal way to make a significant tax favorable gift to EITC at a very low cost.
Bequest: Designate EITC as a beneficiary of your will and significantly reduce estate taxes for your loved ones.
Retained life estate: You can gift your residence, vacation home or farm while retaining occupancy for life and receive immediate tax benefits.
Trusts: Secure a lifetime income for you and your spouse and gain considerable tax savings by establishing a a charitable remainder trust..
Matching gifts: Companies often match their employees' gifts to nonprofit organizations.
Charitable lead trusts: You can provide a gift of income interest to EITC from an asset for a term of years after which the property reverts back to you or your beneficiary.
Retirement plan gifts: Remainder interest in your retirement plan can provide income to your beneficiary and ultimately benefit EITC with significant tax savings.
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The Donor Bill of Rights
Philanthropy is based on voluntary action for the common good. It is a
tradition of giving and sharing that is primary to the quality of life.
To ensure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general
public, and that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence
in the nonprofit organizations and causes they are asked to support, we
declare that all donors have these rights:
I. To be informed of the organization's mission, of the way the
organization intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to
use donations effectively for their intended purposes.
II. To be informed of the identity of those serving on the
organization's governing board, and to expect the board to exercise
prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities.
III. To have access to the organization's most recent financial
statements.
IV. To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which
they were given.
V. To receive appropriate acknowledgement and recognition.
VI. To be assured that information about their donation is handled with
respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law.
VII. To expect that all relationships with individuals representing
organizations of interest to the donor will be professional in nature.
VIII. To be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers,
employees of the organization or hired solicitors.
IX. To have the opportunity for their names to be deleted from mailing
lists that an organization may intend to share.
X. To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive
prompt, truthful and forthright answers.
The Donor Bill of Rights was created by the American Association of Fund Raising Counsel (AAFRC), Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP), the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). It has been endorsed by numerous organizations.