Gift Comparison Chart

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Support Keck Medicine of USC and/or Keck School of Medicine today Receive charitable income-tax deduction	An outright gift of cash	Deduct 100% of the gift value for federal income-tax purposes
Support Keck Medicine of USC and/or Keck School of Medicine without depleting your cash reserves Avoid capital-gain tax	A gift of appreciated stock	Provide support to Keck Medicine of USC and/or Keck School of Medicine while decreasing the out-of-pocket cost to you by avoiding capital-gain tax
Minimize taxes on the transfer of a business you own Provide support for Keck Medicine of USC and/or Keck School of Medicine	A gift of closely held business stock	Receive an income-tax deduction and avoid capital-gain tax
Make a significant future gift without affecting your current lifestyle	A charitable bequest	Reduce estate and death taxes, and retain control over your assets during your lifetime
Leave assets to Keck Medicine of USC and/or Keck School of Medicine and your heirs upon your death but you are not sure what to leave to whom	Naming Keck Medicine of USC and/or Keck School of Medicine as a beneficiary of your retirement-plan benefits	Avoid estate tax on retirement-plan assets while making other property available to pass to your heirs
Make a significant gift to Keck Medicine of USC and/or Keck School of Medicine Retain an income for yourself	A charitable gift annuity	Receive a current income stream and an immediate income-tax deduction
Receive a charitable income-tax deduction now Receive income later	A deferred-payment gift annuity	Receive an immediate income-tax deduction and income to begin at a future date you choose
Make a significant gift to Keck Medicine of USC and/or Keck School of Medicine Retain an income for yourself	A charitable remainder unitrust	Receive a variable income stream and an immediate income-tax deduction
Make a significant gift to Keck Medicine of USC and/or Keck School of Medicine Retain an income for yourself	A charitable remainder annuity trust	Receive a fixed-income stream and an immediate income-tax deduction and avoid capital-gain tax
Use your assets to support Keck Medicine of USC and/or Keck School of Medicine today Retain control over the distribution of those assets to heirs	A nongrantor charitable lead trust	Freeze value of assets contributed for gift- and estate-tax purposes and avoid estate tax on future appreciation

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