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Welcome to Planned Giving for Indiana Community Foundations

Thank you for visiting the Indiana Community Foundations' gift planning web site.

Many Indiana Community Foundations are collaborating in a gift planning cooperative program. This program is to serve you and your family, your local community and your favorite charities. You can locate your community foundation's contact information by clicking here. To determine if your local community foundation is currently participating in the gift planning cooperative program click here. If your community foundation is not listed in the planned giving cooperative yet, check back often - more foundations will be added.

You are invited to view all the gift planning stories, run a proposal, open the "Reading Room," and explore all the planned giving information available on this site. You have an opportunity to leave a lasting legacy to strengthen and build a better community.

Benefits for Donors

There are several types of plans. Many of these have wonderful benefits for the gift donors. Many of these families have enjoyed increased income and generous tax savings. You might start by meeting these friends. Just click on the picture and you can view each story.

Deferred Gift Annuity
Several years ago Larry and Allison invested $30,000 in what they believed to be an attractive stock. It turned out to be a very wise decision, because the value of the stock increased to $100,000 a few years later. More on Deferred Gift Annuity >>.

Major IRA Gift
Tom is a retired CPA. With good investments, his IRA had grown to become over 80% of his total estate. Tom was looking for a way to rebalance his estate. He wanted to make a major gift to charity, but needed to protect his home and personal savings. More on Major IRA Gift >>.

Gift Annuity for Real Estate
Jonathan purchased a home many years ago for $80,000. The home has appreciated substantially over the years and is now worth $420,000. Jonathan's wife of 45 years recently passed away. More on Gift Annuity for Real Estate >>.

A Bequest to Save Taxes
Thomas Merrick was a widower who had a great love for our organization. As an individual who had directly benefited from our work, Thomas wanted to thank us with a gift from his estate. More on A Bequest to Save Taxes >>.

Steps to Wise Giving

There are several steps to help you make wise and prudent gifts. These pages are here to help you learn how gift planning ideas can be of personal benefit. Let us suggest a few steps that would help you in that process.

Thanks very much for visiting us! I would be very pleased to help you. Simply click here to email me at your convenience.

Professional Advisors

We also have a complete tax update service for CPAs, attorneys, CLUs, CFPs, ChFCs, trust officers and other professional friends. The GiftLaw services are made available to all advisors as a free service. We also are always available to assist in helping you provide clients with clear and understandable gift illustrations. If you would like assistance with a gift illustration, please contact gift@indianagrantmakers.org.

If you are a professional advisor, you may take the following steps on this site.