Planned Giving
Planned gift contributions to Denver Children's Home are used to help ensure continued excellence in our services and programs. Time spent considering your contribution options can help you make meaningful gifts while enhancing your personal philanthropic goals. A planned gift can take many forms and provide income tax benefits. Denver Children's Home is happy to work with individuals and families to design a personalized charitable giving plan.
We invite you to submit a signed Declaration of Intent to inform us of your plans so we can thank you appropriately now.
To review current Colorado Estate Tax information visit the Department of Revenue web site.
Bequest
A bequest is often the most realistic way for donors to make a significant contribution to Denver Children's Home. This thoughtful method of gifting can be created as simply as adding a paragraph to a will.
Securities
Each year, many of our committed donors support Denver Children's Home with gifts of stock or mutual fund shares, life insurance and retirement plan assets. These gifts enable you to realize tax benefits while giving you the satisfaction of helping our community's first and most effective child trauma center.
If you own appreciated securities (stocks, bonds or mutual funds held by you for more than one year), donating them to DCH may allow you to reduce or avoid more capital gains taxes and receive a federal income tax charitable deduction.
You can also designate our organization as the beneficiary of your securities. Please contact your broker for more information about this simple way to support Denver Children's Home. This type of gift can be especially appealing if you are holding shares that have appreciated significantly in value but yield a low dividend.
Life Insurance
Similarly, if you have excess life insurance, you may enjoy tax benefits by designating Denver Children's Home as the beneficiary (primary or secondary) of an existing life insurance policy.
Retirement Plans
At the time of death, qualified retirement plan assets may be subjected to both estate and deferred income tax, which combined can use up most of the funds. You can designate Denver Children's Home as a tax-free beneficiary of the remainder of your IRA, Keogh, tax-sheltered annuity, qualified pension or profit-sharing plan. A charitable gift of insurance proceeds or the remainder of retirement plan assets is normally deductible from the donor's estate.
