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Methods of Giving To The
TAF Education Fund

Credit Card or Check (click on button to left):
The simplest way to make a tax-deductible gift to the TAF Education Fund is to contribute through our online credit card service (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover). If you prefer, you can send a check made payable to the TAF Education Fund, 1220 19th Street, N.W, Suite 501, Washington, D.C. 20036. The TAF-Education Fund is a tax-deductible 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Monthly Giving: If you are a law firm, or have been a successful whistleblower, please consider making a monthly contribution to the TAF Education Fund to support our work. Law firms that would like to support our efforts may be able to write off their donation as a business-expense. For individuals, the TAF-Education Fund is a tax-deductible 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. To make a monthly contibution to the TAF Education Fund through your credit card, please click here.

Gifts of Appreciated Stock: Gifts of stock can be advantageous to donors who purchased stock some years ago. For outright gifts of stock and other appreciated long-term securities, the donor’s deduction is equal to the fair market value of the securities on the date the donor relinquishes control of the assets to TAF Education Fund. A major advantage of giving appreciated securities is that the donor does not have to realize the capital gain and therefore avoids capital gains tax.

Charitable Remainder Trusts: Charitable Remainder Trusts are particularly beneficial for those who hold highly appreciated low-yield investments from which a higher return is desired. The donor can donate an asset to TAF Education Fund, but retain the income generated from the donated asset for his/her lifetime, and can take a current tax deduction for a portion of the asset, and eliminate the capital gains tax.

Charitable Lead Trusts: In contrast to the Charitable Remainder Trust, the Charitable Lead Trust is created when a donor places an income-producing asset in a trust assigning TAF Education Fund as the recipient of the trust’s income for a predetermined period of time. Once that moment has been reached, the income returns to the donor. At all times, the donor retains legal ownership of the asset.

Gifts by Will: Bequests large and small have contributed to the good health of many charities over the years, and TAF Education Fund is a willing designee. Bequests qualify for unlimited charitable deduction, which reduces one's estate taxes and preserves more of the donor's assets for family and other intended beneficiaries.

Gifts of Life Insurance: Using life insurance to make a major gift is an option for donors who no longer need policies purchased some years ago. Donors may choose to assign their policies irrevocably to TAF Education Fund. Here they would realize an immediate tax deduction in the amount of the policy's current value. The proceeds would not be subject to estate taxes and the premiums would be deductible for income tax purposes in the years thereafter in which they are paid.

Gifts of Real Estate: Gifts can consist of almost any type of property: personal or recreational residence, farm or ranch, commercial building, subdivision lots, underdeveloped property or a fractional interest in property. Assets may be given outright, or serve as the corpus of a trust arrangement. Immediate partial charitable deduction is available to the donor.

In all cases, donors are advised to consult with their tax advisor to determine specific tax savings and/or the planned giving opportunity which best fits their particular need.