Acceptable Methods of Giving

• Cash gifts are acceptable in any form
  
• Defer a gift until after your lifetime with a bequest.
  
• Share your enjoyment of a collection or other tangible personal property.
  
• Avoid tax on capital gains with securities.
  
• Make a gift of an asset no longer needed and generate an income tax deduction through a real estate gift.
  
• Give your personal residence, vacation home or farm now but continue to live there with a remainder interest in property.
  
• Oil, Gas and Mineral Interest.
  
• Sell an asset to the LBF for less than fair market value and qualify for an income tax deduction for the difference through a bargain sale.
  
• Make a large gift with little cost to yourself with your life insurance policy.
  
• Name the LBF as the beneficiary of your policy with a life insurance beneficiary designation.
  
• Supplement income with steady payments that are partially tax-free with charitable gift annuities.
  
• Secure a fixed income and supplement your retirement funds with charitable remainder trusts.
  
• Reduce gift and estate taxes on assets you pass to children or grandchildren through charitable lead trusts.
  
• Avoid the twofold taxation on IRAs or other employee benefit plas by naming the LBF on your retirement plan.