Giving options
Make a gift that works for you
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Make your check payable to Community Giving Foundation and note the name of the fund you are donating to in the memo line. Mail your check to: 725 West Front Street, Berwick, PA 18603
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Use a credit card to donate to an existing fund through our online donation platform (opens in a new tab).
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Gifts of appreciated securities offer important tax advantages, since their full fair market value is deductible as a charitable contribution up to 30% of your adjusted gross income each year when you itemize deductions.
Like gifts of cash, deduction amounts that exceed the limit can be carried forward for up to five additional years. You do not have to pay federal or state capital gains taxes on the appreciated portion of the gift.
After the Foundation liquidates the securities, the full value of the gift is available to support your charitable goals.
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The Community Giving Foundation can accept a gift of a house or other personal residence, farm, commercial buildings, and income-producing or non-income-producing land.
A gift of real estate that you have owned for more than a year entitles you to the same federal tax advantages as those for gifts of securities: a tax deduction for the fair market value of the property while allowing you to avoid paying capital gains tax.
The Foundation can accept most unencumbered real estate property gifts.
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The Community Giving Foundation will consider gifts of personal property, such as artwork and jewelry. This type of gift must be discussed individually and in advance with the Foundation.
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Community Giving Foundation will accept farm commodities as charitable gifts. Please arrange this gift with the Foundation to be eligible for tax benefits.
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Reduce estate taxes while supporting your community.
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Make a gift now that will provide a tax deduction and income for life. The remaining funds of the charitable gift annuity will be used to support your charitable interests.
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If you’re age 70 ½ or older and have an IRA, you may be able to transfer a portion of your retirement distribution straight to a qualified charity with major tax benefits. Because those dollars go directly from your IRA to the charitable organization, they can satisfy some (or all) of your required minimum distribution while avoiding an increase in your taxable income.
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Receive income (or provide income for another person), with the knowledge that the funds remaining when the trust terminates will be used to support your charitable interests.
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Make significant charitable gifts in the near term while transferring substantial assets to beneficiaries, who may benefit from significantly lowered gift and estate taxes.
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Ensure that you or another person have lifetime security in a home that you have given to the Foundation as a charitable contribution.
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Life insurance can be used as a charitable asset, enabling you to be eligible for a charitable tax deduction based on the current value of the paid-up policy.
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Retirement plans can support your charitable interests while achieving significant tax advantages for your heirs.
Our giving model
Why donate to a community foundation?
Community foundations centralize operations for charitable funds in a specific region. With our dedicated staff and board, we ensure donors understand local needs, provide personalized support to meet giving objectives, and make investments to steward your financial gifts in perpetuity.
