Give to where it’s needed most
Ways to Give
Giving through our website is one of the easiest ways to support RAW’s youth and provide free programming for them year-round!
Make a donation directly through RAW’s PayPal account, scan the QR code to donate.
Through gifts of stock — yes, you can gift stock to RAW!
If you have a Donor Advised Fund (DAF) you can request a grant to RAW from your advisor. Our EIN# is 222 854 850.
Employee giving — see if your company is listed on Benevity
Double your impact — see if your company has a matching gift program
LIVE A LEGACY, LEAVE A LEGACY.
Planned Giving, consider a long term investment in RAW by joining the Art of Intent Community. By becoming a member of the Art of Intent Community you ensure that RAW will be around twenty, twenty-five, fifty years from now and can continue to ignite the desire to create and confidence to succeed in underserved youth.
How to Make a Legacy Gift
GIFTS NOW
Appreciated Securities (or other appreciated assets)
The gift of appreciated securities is most often in the form of common stock or mutual funds. You may receive a tax deduction based on the full market value, and RAW receives the full benefit without reduction for captial gains tax. Other appreciated assets, like real estate, may be gifted, but it is important to discuss these in advance with RAW.
Charitable IRA Rollover
A giving opportunity for those over 70½: you may make tax-free distributions from your IRA directly to RAW, without counting the distribution not included in your adjusted gross income, so there is no payment of addi-tional tax on a qualified distribution. Those over 72 may be able to count the distribution towards their required minimum distribuition.
Real Estate
Real estate may be deeded outright to RAW or left by bequest. The irrevocable gift of property may provide an immediate tax deduction and avoid capital gains. Due to complexities, be prepared to work with RAW and qualified advisors to ensure that this is a suitable gift for both you and for RAW.
GIFTS THAT PAY INCOME
Charitable Gift Annuity
A gift annuity is an irrevocable gift of cash or securities that pays you back a predictable fixed income for life. At termination, RAW receives the residual value of the annuity. There are also potential tax benefits depending upon your particular situation.
Charitable Remainder Trust
The remainder trust is an irrevocable gift of assets into a charitable trust that pays you (or someone else) a fixed (Annuity Trust) or variable (Unitrust) income for life or for a set term. At the trust’s termination, the trust assets become a generous gift to Raw Art Works. There are also potential tax benefits dependent upon your situation.
Charitable Lead Trust
The lead trust’s income payments are distributed to RAW for a set period of years. At the end of that term, the assets are transferred back to you or whomever you have named the beneficiary. This provides generous annual support for RAW now. Typically a lead trust is set up in a way that allows you to remove assets from your taxable estate and pass assets to your heirs free of gift tax, but with no immediate income tax deduction. Options to allow an income tax deduction are also available, but require careful planning with your advisors.
GIFTS LATER
Bequest
The bequest is a gift through your will or revocable trust that enables you to retain the asset during your life and provide significant support when you no longer require the asset. You may choose a specific item, a set dollar amount, a percentage, or a residual bequest. You may also choose to make RAW a contingent beneficiary in case the heirs are unable to receive the estate.
Life Insurance
Make a gift or buy a policy making RAW the owner and beneficiary.
Retirement Plan Assets
In some cases, retirement assets can be the heaviest assets taxed in an estate. Naming RAW as beneficiary can avoid that taxation, enabling the asset to pass tax free to RAW. You may also make RAW a percentage beneficiary or a contingent beneficiary of a retirement plan.
We hope you will consult with your professional advisers to determine if these gifts fit into your overall plans.
