Ways To Give Beyond Membership Support
Outright Gifts
Includes cash, appreciated property (stock, real estate) or tangible personal
property.
Matching Gifts
Many gifts from active or retired employees qualify for matching gifts from
their employers. Please check with your employer – this could double
your gift!
Bequests & Planned Gifts
A bequest through a will or living trust that includes the JC Raulston Arboretum
as a beneficiary and/or a Planned Gift is an incredible opportunity to capture
tax-saving benefits now and leave a rich legacy for the future.
Deferred Charitable Gift Annuity
Deferred charitable gift annuities are excellent retirement income supplements.
There is no annual limit as with an IRA or a 401K plan. You can invest in
your own future and that of the JC Raulston Arboretum with a deferred gift
annuity – tailored to your or your loved one's specifications
and needs. (We are happy to supply a no obligation projection of the benefits
you and your family could receive through a deferred charitable gift annuity.)
Memorial & Tribute Gifts
A special memorial tribute gift is a wonderful way to remember or honor a loved
one, friend, business, or organization. There are many opportunities – from
engraved bricks, to garden benches, or naming a garden. This is a gift that
will keep on giving – to the many people who visit the Arboretum and
to the special people, business, and organizations honored.
Real Estate or Securities Gifts
Donors pay no capital gains on the increased value with their gift of stock
or other appreciated real estate.
Gifts of Insurance
You may specify the JC Raulston Arboretum as beneficiary of an existing policy,
or you may make a pledge by purchasing a new whole life insurance policy
and naming the JCRA as the recipient.
For more information on these giving opportunities, please call or e-mail Anne Porter at (919) 513-3463 or anne_porter@ncsu.edu.
Note: This article originally appeared in the Friends of the JC Raulston Arboretum Newsletter (Volume 8, Number 2).