Easter Seals Disability Services

MATCHING GIFTS

Many companies/employers offer matching gift programs to encourage employees to contribute to charitable organizations -- sometimes matching 100, 200, even 300 percent of your contribution! If your employer offers a matching gift program, remember to follow your organizations matching gift process and/or contact us so we can maximize your investment in our programs and services. Call 415.382.7450 ext. 22 for more information.

If you wish to donate by mail, please send your check to:

Easter Seals Northern California
20 Pimentel Ct., Ste. A-1
Novato, CA 94949

PLANNED GIVING

Many friends want to ensure their commitment to Easter Seals carries on after they are gone, so Easter Seals can continue to offer vital programs for people with disabilities and their families.

LEGACY SOCIETY

Easter Seals Northern California plays a vital role in creating practical solutions for families dealing with disabilities and special needs. Many have faced these challenges and overcome hurdles of all proportions because of thoughtful and generous individuals who support our programs and services.

You can make your caring last forever through a planned gift to Easter Seals. With an outright gift, a simple charitable bequest in your will or other charitable trust, you can make a gift that is truly never-ending and will help children with disabilities and special needs.
 
AN INVITATION TO JOIN THE LEGACY SOCIETY

The Legacy Society was created to recognize the generosity of individuals and families who have made or provided for planned gifts to Easter Seals. When you become a member of the Legacy Society you create a legacy of caring for children, adults and seniors with disabilities and special needs that continues forever.

BEQUESTS and ESTATE GIVING

Many loyal supporters of Easter Seals don’t think they can contribute at the major gift level. Yet many are surprised to find that they can indeed do so and leave a lasting legacy through their wills. In your will, you may leave a specific dollar amount, a percentage of an estate or the residual of an estate following the provision for family members.

Planned giving involves integrating a donor's charitable gift into his or her overall financial, tax, and estate planning objectives so as to maximize benefits to both the donor and Easter Seals. Include us in your estate plans. Bequests are important legacies to provide for the future of Easter Seals. Please check with your financial advisor about other gifts through wills that would be advantageous to your loved ones as well as Easter Seals. We will be happy to send our Legacy Newsletter to you describing our program. Contact us at 415.382.7450 ext 22 for more information.   

IRA CHARITY DISTRIBUTION 

Are you aware of any move by lawmakers to extend the provision allowing retirees to give required IRA distributions to charity? Many people over age 70? who give to charity still do not understand, or even know, the pluses and minuses of using a charitable IRA distribution instead of writing a check..

—Larry Lipton, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

The federal government's rescue plan for banks renews a popular opportunity for charitable giving. People over age 70? again can donate as much as $100,000 from their individual retirement accounts to charity tax free, according to Natalie Choate, an estate-planning attorney with Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP in Boston. Click here to read the complete article from the Wall Street Journal, Saturday, October 18, 2008.

CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY

A gift annuity, also known as a charitable gift annuity, is one of the most popular gift planning tools in America today. Charitable gift annuities can meet a variety of objectives that include supplementing and securing retirement funds. Gift annuities also can be arranged to benefit loved ones, such as children, grandchildren, siblings and close friends. A charitable gift annuity pays the donor a fixed income for life, a portion of which is non-taxable. Donors receive full credit of the fair market value of the gift along with a charitable deduction.

REAL and PERSONAL PROPERTY

Gifts of property can be a convenient way to make a sizable gift to Easter Seals.  Federal tax laws encourage the gift of securities, real and personal property by permitting donors to make a charitable contribution deduction for gifts in support of the Easter Seals mission.

CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST

A charitable remainder trust involves setting up a trust that, at the end of its term, distributes all or part of the principal to Easter Seals. The donor or beneficiary receives income for the term of the trust, avoids immediate capital gains on appreciated long-term assets transferred into the trust, and can claim a charitable income tax deduction computed according to the terms.

STOCK GIFTS

Did you know Easter Seals accepts gifts of publicly traded stocks, mutual funds and bonds? Stocks or other investments that have grown in value and that you have held for more than one year can become a substantial gift made at a low net cost to you. You receive a charitable deduction and you avoid all federal capital gains tax that would otherwise be due on a sale of the assets. Call today for an easy way to donate to Easter Seals. 415.382.7450 ext 22. 

Estate Planning for Women

Is estate planning for women different than for men? If so, how? Whether you’re a woman who knows the importance of careful planning in both your finances and your giving, or there are women in your life who need wise counsel in these areas, Questions and Answers About Estate Planning for Women may be a valuable resource. Order your copy today to learn how to take control over long-range financial plans, protect income and assets, and perhaps leave a lasting legacy through a planned charitable gift.