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1. What are the three kinds of gifts I can give to The Binghamton University Foundation? Generally speaking, during your lifetime you can make an outright gift of cash, securities or other property (e.g., real estate, personal property). Upon your death you can make a gift through your will or with a distribution from a retirement plan or life insurance policy. You also have the option of making a gift that returns lifetime income to you, your spouse, or other individuals, such as a charitable gift annuity, or charitable remainder trust. 2. What sort of assets can I use to make a gift? Almost anything: cash, publicly traded securities, the balance of your retirement account. Other assets can be very valuable but are more complicated to administer, and must be reviewed by us before we can accept them as gifts: real estate, closely held stock and artwork. 3. What tax deduction will I receive for my gift? It depends on the form your gift takes:
4. Can The Binghamton University Foundation serve as the Executor of my estate? No. State law, the limitations of our corporate powers, and our internal policies prevent us from taking such a role in your affairs. We also do not serve as Trustee of any Trusts. 5. I want to set up a life insurance policy, name The Binghamton University Foundation as beneficiary, but retain ownership of the policy. Can I deduct the premium payments I make? No. The IRS would not consider that a "completed gift" - they'd say that, as the owner of the policy, you could change the beneficiary designation to a friend or family member. The Binghamton University Foundation must be made the irrevocable owner of the policy for gifts offsetting premium payments to be deductible. 6. Can I transfer my IRA to The Binghamton University Foundation to set up a life-income gift, and avoid income tax on the transfer? Under present law, any lifetime distributions from an IRA are included in your taxable income, even if these funds are transferred to us. You do, however, receive a current charitable deduction when you establish a life income gift, which would partially offset the amount included in your taxable income. Proposed legislation would make the transfer tax-free, however. Watch our Website for updates. 7. I'd like to donate a painting. Will you determine its value for my income tax deduction? No, we can't. The IRS requires that donors of artwork and collectibles secure an independent appraisal of the items to establish fair market value. The appraisal has to be related to the gift, too - an insurance appraisal won't suffice. Our Office of Planned Giving can assist you on this point. 8. I'm interested in establishing a charitable gift annuity. What financial provisions do you make for the income payments to me and my husband? Your charitable gift annuity will be treated as a general obligation of The Binghamton University Foundation, backed by all its assets. We have an unbroken record in making timely payments to our annuitants, and that ongoing responsibility is a key element in our financial policies. 9. I'm establishing a unitrust. My bank will serve as trustee, and I'm naming The Binghamton University Foundation as the remainder beneficiary. My attorney is advising me to make that designation revocable. Will you still recognize me as a donor? We are grateful that you have named us as beneficiary. The charitable portion of your gift is deductible for income tax purposes (see Question 3 above). Because our interest is not irrevocable, however, we cannot give you gift credit until our remainder interest is payable or made irrevocable. |
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