The
Ibeku welcomes monetary donations, as well as donations of
tangible books, maps and other relevant property items. If you are
interested in donating items to our collection to be housed in
the
Library and Archives, please contact us
here.
Your
membership and purchase
of educational materials helps us
continue in
the national role as Keepers of the
heritage.There
are many other ways to give to Ibeku, through gifts of Life
Insurance, Appreciated Securities, Bequests and Charitable Trusts.
The Ibeku [INA] is a non-profit
organization with a 501(c) 3 designation
and, as such, donations are tax-deductible. Contact
your tax advisor for further details about charitable donations. To
ensure that ibeku fulfills its mission to strengthen public
understanding
of the contributions made to Ibeku by well
wishers, we invite you to
join our family of supporters by giving in
any of the following ways. Donations
to the Annual
Campaign
Ibeku
gratefully
acknowledges the individuals and corporations that make and will annual
financial contributions. Donations of unrestricted funds to our annual
operating fund are tax-deductible as allowable by law.
Gifts of cash or cash equivalent
to our annual campaign are
welcome. Please send a check, made payable to the Ibeku
Heritage Foundation, Austin Texas, Attn:
Development.
Memorials
and
Tributes:
Make your gift special by donating in tribute to or in
memory of a friend or loved one.
Become a member
of this leadership giving society by
pledging annual support at any financial level
Gifts of appreciated
securities
(stocks, bonds, or mutual
funds held for more than one year) may be most economical. You can
transfer securities in two ways:
1) your broker may electronically
transfer ownership or the security to Ibeku; or
2) you may deliver your
certificates directly to Ibeku.
Support for Special Projects and
Funds Many of our friends
choose to support Ibeku through a restricted gift by designating
their
support for a particular project, fund, or
fellowship. Examples of
projects and funds that supporters have contributed to include:
The Library Fund • The Oral History
Project • Ibeku Heritage.•Ibeku Newsmagazine
• and many more
Planned Gifts Planned giving is
any kind of charitable estate planning that provides benefits to you,
and others you name, during your lifetime and then provides a future
gift to Ibeku.
Wills
One of the easiest ways to provide future support for ibeku is to
include
the organization in your will. Outright bequests to ibeku are fully
deductible for federal estate tax purposes. In most states, they are
also exempt from inheritance tax.
Deferred
Payment Gift Unitrusts A deferred payment gift unitrust offers you the
opportunity to claim a charitable tax deduction on your income taxes in
the year of your gift, with the payments beginning at a designated
future time. The longer the deferral, the higher the deduction allowed. Charitable
Remainder Unitrusts A charitable remainder unitrust involves a transfer of
appreciated assets to a separately managed trust that provides you or a
beneficiary or beneficiaries with an annual payment for life or for a
specific period of time. At the end of that time, the trust passes to
the heitage. Charitable
Lead Trusts A charitable lead trust allows you to preserve a large
portion of your estate and pass assets tax-free to yourself or to your
heirs. The trust holds an income producing asset for a fixed term, or
your lifetime, during which time income is paid to ibeku. At the
conclusion of the trust term, the asset is returned to you or
designated beneficiary.
Retirement
Plans and Life Insurance Ibeku as a beneficiary of all
or a specified
portion of your 401K or other retirement plan assets can save Designatinge
your
estate both income and federal taxes. You may also designate ibeku as a
beneficiary of a life insurance policy.