Trusts: Choose From Two Ways to Donate
Uncover the Option That Matches Your Goal
What if you could support Moffitt Cancer Center and our work, provide for your heirs and reduce your taxes with one gift? With charitable trusts, you can do all of it. This guide offers helpful information on two popular types of charitable trusts.
There are two types of charitable trusts a charitable remainder trust and a charitable lead trust. Both types of trusts split the assets between a charitable and non-charitable beneficiary. The main difference between a charitable remainder trust and a charitable lead trust is when Moffitt Cancer Center Foundation receives your gift.
Remainder trust: Moffitt receives the remainder after your lifetime or a term of years.
Lead trust: Moffitt receives the gift first, with the remainder going to individuals you choose.
The following few pages have detailed information on both types of trusts. Keep reading to uncover which type may be right for you.
Receive Income for Life or a Term of Years
With a charitable remainder trust, you receive a stream of income for your lifetime or a set term of up to 20 years. The income may be greater than what the assets currently yield. If you wish, your spouse or another individual can receive an income from the trust after your lifetime. At the end of the trust term, the remaining balance goes to Moffitt Cancer Center Foundation.
Use this chart to help you choose from two basic types of charitable remainder trusts.
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| Gift Plan | Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust | Charitable Remainder Unitrust |
| Payments | You receive fixed income for life or a term of years | You receive variable income (based on the trust’s value each year) for life or a term of years |
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| Funding | Cash or securities, typically $100,000 or more | Cash, securities or other assets, typically $100,000 or more |
Reduce Taxes and Give to Your Heirs
With a charitable lead trust you transfer cash or assets, which are appreciating in value, into a trust with the intention of supporting Moffitt Cancer Center first, then returning the remaining assets to your family.
The major benefit of creating a lead trust is in transferring assets to family members at very little gift or estate tax costs. You could potentially pay a relatively small gift tax for eventually transferring a large amount of assets to your children. This type of gift provides you with a gift tax deduction, not an income tax deduction. But, if you are looking for an income tax deduction, a grantor charitable lead trust may be a better option for you. In this case, the trust assets are returned to you after the trust term ends. Check with your professional advisor to determine which type of trust is best for you.
Types of Payments
The trustee makes payments from the trust to the selected charity or charities as either a fixed annuity payment or a percentage of the trust.
An annuity payment: With this type of payment, Moffitt receives the same amount annually whether trust assets appreciate or depreciate. If the trust income is insufficient, the trustee uses principal to make up the difference.
A unitrust payment: With this option, we receive a variable amount based on a specified percentage of the fair market value of the trust assets, valued annually. You set the percentage upon creating the trust. The payments fluctuate with trust appreciation or depreciation. If the trust income is insufficient, the trustee uses principal to make up the difference.
Next Steps
We are here to help you. Contact us with any questions you have about creating a trust that benefits you and Moffitt Cancer Center.
Michael Kennedy
Director of Planned Giving
Phone: 813-745-7992
Email: michael.kennedy@moffitt.org
12902 Magnolia Drive
MBC-FOU
Tampa, FL 33612
Information contained herein was accurate at the time of posting. The information on this website is not intended as legal or tax advice. For such advice, please consult an attorney or tax advisor. Figures cited in any examples are for illustrative purposes only. References to tax rates include federal taxes only and are subject to change. State law may further impact your individual results. California residents: Annuities are subject to regulation by the State of California. Payments under such agreements, however, are not protected or otherwise guaranteed by any government agency or the California Life and Health Insurance Guarantee Association. Oklahoma residents: A charitable gift annuity is not regulated by the Oklahoma Insurance Department and is not protected by a guaranty association affiliated with the Oklahoma Insurance Department. South Dakota residents: Charitable gift annuities are not regulated by and are not under the jurisdiction of the South Dakota Division of Insurance.
Contact Us
Michael Kennedy
Director of Planned Giving
Phone: 813-745-7992
Email: michael.kennedy@moffitt.org
12902 Magnolia Drive
MBC-FOU
Tampa, FL 33612