OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIVING

Gifts of personal property—including rare books, works of art, valuable collectibles and other tangible items of demonstrable value—may enable you to make a significant gift to support the SU Catholic Center while, in some cases, providing outstanding tax benefits to you. Likewise, gifts of intangible personal property, such as copyrights, patents and mineral rights, can generate income for the program of your choice on a continuing basis. Contact us for more information.

Gifts of real estate—including personal residences, second homes, income property and vacant land—offer a wide variety of tax and other benefits. Many people give their entire interest away, but it is also possible to give only a portion of the property (an undivided percentage interest) while retaining the rest for other purposes. Contact us for more information.

Gifts of appreciated securities, stocks and bonds also provide considerable tax advantages when transferred The SU Catholic Center before they are sold. If you have held your securities for more than one year, you may find that your gift will provide a twofold tax benefit—creating an income tax deduction and avoiding the capital gains tax that would have been due upon their sale. Contact us for more information.

Gifts to the SU Catholic Center using life insurance may be made in two ways. You may name the St. Thomas More Foundation, Inc. as an owner and beneficiary of either an existing or new policy. Since we do not own the policy, the gift is considered revocable, or without immediate tax savings. However, this type of gift may be eligible for a federal estate tax charitable deduction at the time of your passing. Contact us for more information.

An easy way to double or even triple your donation to the SU Catholic Center is to find out if your employer has a matching-gift program. Such programs typically match all or a percentage of employee contributions to charitable organizations, making the employer a partner in the personal philanthropy of their employees. Simply obtain a matching gift form from your employer’s personnel office and fill it out, listing Syracuse University as the charitable organization. You may direct your gift to the Catholic Chaplaincy Fund by adding that as a secondary designation on the form. Send the completed form to us with your contribution.