Perhaps the easiest and most common way of making a planned gift is through your will. A bequest to the Council in a will can take the form of a set amount of money, a percentage of an estate, a specific asset, a trust, or as a contingent beneficiary. Life Insurance Life insurance is a popular and convenient way to make a sizable gift to the Council upon your death. This enables you to leverage your gift, ultimately making a much larger gift than otherwise possible.
Premiums are tax deductible.
You can make the Council the owner and beneficiary of an existing policy. The current value of the policy is tax deductible, as are future premiums. You can also use life insurance in conjunction with other planned gifts. For example, you can purchase life insurance with the income received from a life income trust, thus replacing and in some instance surpassing the principal removed from the estate by the gift. Gifts of appreciated property Securities, real estate, or tangible personal property can be an excellent means of making a gift to the Clearing.