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Why Planned Giving?

Planned Giving for Individuals, Families and Foundations

Whether you’re an individual, family or foundation, planned giving allows you to give responsibly and concretely to organizations representing causes that matter to you. The income and estate tax planning tools utilized to carry out this process can range from wills and living trusts to a number of sophisticated instruments designed to meet your specific giving desires, income requirements and tax issues.

Some of the goals for a planned giving instrument may include:

  • Minimizing estate taxes

  • Bypassing capital gains taxes

  • Receiving current tax deductions

  • Structuring flexible funding provisions

  • Creating a trust that will pay life insurance policy premiums and allow insurance proceeds to be distributed with no gift or estate tax to family members

The options available to donors are vast. CTAI's comprehensive knowledge of these diverse trusts and unitrusts allows us to tailor planned giving vehicles to a donor's desires and needs.