Life Stage Gift Planner™

Under Age 60

• Accumulating and preserving wealth
• Managing debt
• Prudent asset management
• Discretionary savings programs
• Long-range planning for retirement and emergencies
• Diversifying investments and establishing a growth strategy
• Creating a simple will and estate plan providing for heirs and bequests to charity
• Increasing income; increasing debt

For the charitably inclined, certain types of gifts can provide solutions to taxing problems:

Charitable bequest
If you would like to make a substantial gift for Beaumont Health but you do not have the current disposable income or assets to do so now, consider a charitable bequest.

Cash, checks, and credit cards
A gift of cash is easy to make, and the gift is not subject to gift or estate tax. A contribution of cash or by a check that is postmarked in December is deductible for that tax year—even if Beaumont Health Foundation receives it in January—provided the account against which the check was written had sufficient funds to cover it in December. A contribution by credit card must be made by December 31 in order to be deductible for that tax year.

Charitable remainder annuity trust
Provides for payment of a fixed-dollar amount—annually or at more frequent intervals—to the designated beneficiary(ies). The amount must equal at least 5% of the initial fair-market value of the trust.

Real estate—retained life estate
Give property to Beaumont Health Foundation while retaining the right to occupy the residence or operate the farm.

Gifts of retirement plans at death
Retirement-plan benefits left to heirs are often more highly taxed than other assets. Consider giving them to Beaumont Health Foundation instead to make a meaningful gift and leave other assets to heirs.