HOW DO YOU WANT TO GIVE?HOW DO YOU WANT TO GIVE?

There are benefits to giving that go beyond the personal satisfaction of helping others. Whether you want to give now, give later, or give and receive, the LCF offers options to match your interests and financial circumstances, with maximum tax benefits for you.  Here's how:

Giving Options Tool

Use this tool to helps you decide how to give through the Foundation by shaping a plan that matches your assets and maximizes your charitable possibilities. more...
GIVE NOWGIVE NOW

Make an immediate, outright charitable gift. 

Giving now fits best for people who:

  • Want to witness the change their gift is making.
  • Seek engagement in their grantmaking.
  • Have current assets available for giving.
  • May wish to involve family.

Assets you can give now:

GIVE LATERGIVE LATER

Make a deferred charitable gift, retaining flexibility and
control of the gift asset while living.

Giving later makes sense for people who:

  • Can make a larger gift upon death.
  • Want to provide ongoing support.
  • Want to control their assets now.
  • Want the flexibility to change their plans.
  • Want to share legacy of values with family.

Tools for giving later:

GIVE AND RECEIVEGIVE AND RECEIVE

Give and Receive is best for people who:

  • Are charitably inclined but need income now.
  • Have appreciated assets that could be converted into ongoing income payments.
  • Are concerned about market volatility.

Tools that allow you to give and receive: