Giving Now or Planned/Deferred Giving

Planned giving may be defined as a method of supporting nonprofits and charities that enables you to make larger gifts than you could make from discretionary income. While some planned gifts can provide you with life-long income, others use estate and tax planning techniques to provide to your favorite charities and other heirs in ways that maximize the gift and minimize the tax liabilities on your estate.  

 

Whether you use cash, appreciated securities/stock, real estate, artwork, personal property, life insurance, a retirement plan, ect. a planned gift can offer you attractive tax savings and make this type of charitable giving very appealing to you while benefiting the charities you with to support.

 

Endow Iowa Tax Credit

Our partnership with the Fort Dodge Community Foundation allows this unique incentive.  The Endow Iowa tax credit is 25% of the amount of the endowed chariable gift and is only offered through qualified community foundations. The State of Iowa offers this tax credit as an incentive to encourage community minded citizens to donate and give back to their communities to enhance the quality of life in their community.

 

Funding Priorities

Is there something in Gowrie that you are passionate about? Leave a legacy that will last long after you are gone. You have the flexibility to choose to support a program or service such as the fire department, swimming pool, skating rink or other cause to enhance the quality of life in Gowrie.

 

How Do I Give?

We recommend you consult with your own attorney and tax accountant to do what's best for you. When you are ready to make plans for giving to the Gowrie Development Fund you can work directly with the Fort Dodge Community Foundation.