REAL ESTATE
TRANSFORMING REALITY TO GIFT REALITY
Want to make a gift to the YMCA of the Fox Cities without touching your bank account? Consider giving us real estate, such as a personal residence, vacation home, farm, commercial property or undeveloped land. Such a generous gift helps us continue our work for years to come. And a gift of real estate also helps you. When you give the YMCA of the Fox Cities appreciated property you have held longer than one year, you qualify for a federal income tax charitable deduction and you may minimize or eliminate capital gains tax. And you no longer have to deal with that property's maintenance costs, property taxes or insurance.
Another benefit: You don't have to hassle with selling the real estate. You can deed the property directly to the YMCA of the Fox Cities or ask your attorney to add a few sentences in your will or trust agreement.
WAYS TO GIVE REAL ESTATE
You can give real estate to the YMCA of the Cities in the following ways:
AN EXAMPLE OF HOW IT WORKS
Janet purchased a rental property years ago and has watched it grow steadily in value. Still active in her career and traveling frequently, she is beginning to find management of the property more and more of a hassle. Janet sees this as an opportunity to give her rental property to a charity that is important to her while realizing valuable tax benefits.
Janet avoids capital gains tax on the appreciation and qualifies for a federal income tax charitable deduction for the property’s fair market value. Janet loves knowing that the gift of her property will make a big difference in supporting our mission.