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View My GuideYou can benefit from the tax savings that result from supporting your favorite MultiCare foundation or program close to you without giving up the assets that you'd like your family to receive someday with a donation in the form of a charitable lead trust.
There are two ways that charitable lead trusts make payments to a MultiCare program or foundation:
A charitable lead annuity trust pays a fixed amount each year to MultiCare and is more attractive when interest rates are low.
A charitable lead unitrust pays a variable amount each year based on the value of the assets in the trust. With a unitrust, if the trust's assets go up in value, for example, the payments to MultiCare go up as well.
An Example of How It Works
George would like to support South King Health Foundation and provide for his children. George received a windfall amount of income and needs a large income tax deduction to offset the income. Following his advisor's recommendation, George funds a grantor charitable lead annuity trust with assets valued at $1,000,000. George's trust pays $70,000 (7% of the initial fair market value) to South King Health Foundation each year for 15 years, which will total $1,050,000. After that, the balance in the trust reverts back to George. He receives an income tax charitable deduction of $955,700. Assuming the trust earns an average 6% annual rate of return, George receives approximately $767,240 at the end of the trust term.
*Based on a 1.2% charitable midterm federal rate. Deductions and calculations will vary depending on your personal circumstances.
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You can use the following assets to fund Charitable Lead Trusts:
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Make Your Annual Gift Last Forever
Each year we rely on your gift, along with many others, to help us meet our goals and make a difference in the lives of others. To ensure that our programs and funding do not suffer, please take time now to consider leaving an endowed gift—a generous statement that will truly last forever.
If your annual gift is: | Perpetuate it by giving:* |
$100 | $2,500 |
$250 | $6,250 |
$500 | $12,500 |
$1,000 | $25,000 |
$2,500 | $62,500 |
$5,000 |
$125,000 |
*At a 4 percent endowment spending level, 25 times an annual gift amount equals an endowed perpetual gift.