Can a Gift of Real Estate Help?

A gift of appreciated assets or real estate can provide greater tax benefits than cash gifts. A gift of real estate, whether your principal residence or vacation home, may be the right strategy for you in meeting your financial and estate planning goals. To ease estate tax burdens, you may consider a bequest of real estate in your will. You and your spouse may decide to make a gift of real estate but retain the right to live in the house for your joint lifetimes. This provides you with a charitable tax deduction in the year of the gift, and you and your spouse retain rights and duties of ownership for your lifetimes.

A gift of real estate to Southwest Christian Care can offer special benefits and be accomplished in different ways. Please seek the services of your financial advisor before making a decision on this matter.

To learn more about how your real estate donation can support Southwest Christian Care, please call us at 770-969-8354.

What is an Endowed Gift?

One way to ensure Southwest Christian Care’s continued quality care into the future is to build a strong foundation through endowment.

An endowed gift is one that is held in perpetuity. The gift is invested as a part of Southwest Christian Care’s consolidated endowment, and only a portion of its average annual investment return is used for the purposes specified by the donor. To protect against the overwhelming effects of inflation, the remaining return is added to the principal, ensuring that the investment maintains its value over time. In this way, a donor who gives an endowed gift today can be confident that it will grow and continue to support Southwest Christian Care for many years to come.

Southwest Christian Care’s consolidated endowment consists of different funds. Our investment strategy is led by the Financial Committee and Advisory Board Team, who are a part of our Board of Directors. This strategy is designed to preserve both capital and the purchasing power of the endowment. To ensure that the income an endowment earns is sufficient to achieve a donor’s intent, both now and in the future, Southwest Christian Care has established minimum support levels for various types of endowments. The minimum amount required to establish an endowment may change from time to time to reflect our changing economy.

Endowments ensure that Southwest Christian Care is supported for years to come, allowing us to serve those facing end of life, memory loss challenges and children with disabilities. No matter the method or size of your gift, know that we are incredibly grateful. If you’d like to learn more about endowments, how they work and how your donation can support us, please call us at 770-969-8354.

Many companies match contributions employees make to eligible nonprofit organizations. Ask your human resources manager if your employer has a charitable matching gift program and double the impact of your donation! Southwest Christian Care is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. For more information, contact us at:

Southwest Christian Care
770-969-8354 phone
770-969-1940 fax

Each individual gift adds up to help us provide impactful quality services and support to those facing end of life, individuals challenged with memory loss, and children with multiple different abilities. If you’d like to learn more about how your donation will help the participants within Southwest Christian Care’s programs, please call us at 770-969-8354. Gifts of any amount are important and make a difference in the lives of those we serve! Donate securely online. You can also mail your gift to:

Southwest Christian Care
7225 Lester Road
Union City, GA 30291-2316

RECURRING DONATIONS:

A monthly recurring donation allows supporters to spread the financial impact of their giving across the entire year. As a recurring donor, you can choose the option of weekly, biweekly, monthly, quarterly, etc. A recurring donation to Southwest Christian Care will give you, the donor, a deep sense of connectivity to a mission that you are passionate about. The support from more recurring donors ensures the more sustainable revenue Southwest Christian Care will be able to count on during the year.

Southwest Christian Care will not share or sell a donor’s personal information with anyone else, nor send donor mailings on behalf of other organizations.

How do I give through Stocks & Securities?

Contact your Financial Institution or Brokerage Firm to request a donation of securities. You will need to provide them with the following information:

Account name: Southwest Christian Hospice & Hope House, Inc.
DBA Southwest Christian Care
Tax ID Number: Tax ID: 58-1849504
DTC/Clearing number: 0015
Firm Name: Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (MSSB)

For the account number, please call the Director of Development at 770-969-8354.

MAILING ADDRESS:
Southwest Christian Care
7225 Lester Road
Union City, GA 30291-2316