1. Bequest: Contact your attorney for advice about establishing or amending your will to include a donation to hospice care and name the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC) as the recipient of the donation. Include any special instructions to IAHPC regarding the use of your donations and if there are programs you prefer to support. Indicate the dollar amount or the total percentage of your estate for your gift to IAHPC as well as naming any specific belongings or real estate to be distributed to IAHPC.
2. Individual Retirement Accounts: Depending on each individual situation, IRAs can be taxed if passed directly to your heirs. By designating IAHPC as your beneficiary on your plan, your inheritance taxes may be greatly reduced. Contact your Retirement Plan Administrator and name IAHPC as the beneficiary of your donations.
3. Life Insurance: By donating your life insurance you will be benefiting global hospice development in your estate planning as probate is avoided, passing donations directly to IAHPC.
4. Stocks and Mutual Funds: By donating stocks and mutual funds to hospice, you avoid paying capital gains taxes on the appreciation. In addition, if held for twelve months, the donation’s full market value is completely deductible.
5. Other options: Other options that you may consider include charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, gift annuities, and making bank or securities accounts "Payable on death" to IAHPC. Please consult your tax advisor and legal counsel to decide which one is best suitable for your personal situation.
For more information on hospice donations or questions regarding estate donations, please contact IAHPC at info@iahpc.com
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