You have worked hard and chosen wisely throughout your life because you care about stewarding your finances well. You have an opportunity to be generous both in your lifetime and beyond, and to impact the lives of future generations.
Create your legacy by partnering with CRISTA Ministries through Planned Giving. Your legacy will be an ongoing demonstration of faith expressed in loving acts of service through the CRISTA Family of Ministries.
Download the CRISTA Gift Planning Form as a useful tool in your legacy planning. When completed, please return it to us so that we can plan for your generosity with care.
Contact us at plannedgiving@crista.net or 206.289.7710 to learn more about CRISTA’s Planned Giving opportunities and choose how your gift will bless others for generations.
Gifts of Stock
Gifts of stock allow you to support CRISTA Ministries in a unique way. Publicly traded stocks or closely held stock can be donated via electronic transfer. In addition to receiving a federal income tax deduction, you may also avoid tax on your capital gains.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please contact our Donor Relations team at 206.289.7913 or by emailing us at give@crista.net for the stock transfer details.
Wills
Your will ensures that your earthly treasure goes to the purposes you choose. When you include CRISTA Ministries in your will you are creating a legacy that will share the love of Christ with generations to come.
Click here to learn more.Beneficiary Designations
Naming CRISTA Ministries as a beneficiary is a flexible way to provide future resources after you no longer need them. The designation is easy to change and can be split between multiple beneficiaries, including your heirs.
Click here to learn more.Please use the CRISTA Gift Planning Form if you add CRISTA Ministries as a beneficiary or plan to include us in your will, so we can thoughtfully plan for your generous legacy.
Charitable Lead Trusts
A charitable lead trust (CLT) helps you provide resources for your favorite ministry and receive tax benefits without giving up assets that you want your family to receive some day. A CLT may be funded with cash, stocks or property.
Click here to learn more.Charitable Remainder Trust
Stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and real estate can be placed in a Charitable Remainder Trust at any time. Once in the trust, these assets can be sold by the trustee without incurring tax on the capital gain. The proceeds from the sale of the asset (less the costs of sale) are invested to provide a flow of income to you or your loved ones. At the end of the trust, normally upon the death of the income beneficiaries, the remaining principal is used to benefit the CRISTA Family of Ministries. Contact us and we can provide you with a personalized illustration showing you how such a gift would benefit both you and CRISTA.
Gift Annuities
A charitable gift annuity is the oldest, simplest, and most popular life income gift. It provides you or someone else you designate with fixed annual payments for the rest of your or their lives.
Your gift annuity will provide some benefit to CRISTA Ministries while also giving you payments over the life of the annuity, and when the gift annuity ends the entire remaining balance of your contribution will go to support CRISTA Ministries’ work and mission. In addition to guaranteeing you a reliable stream of payments that are favorably taxed for many years, a charitable gift annuity also provides a charitable tax deduction. Contact us for a personalized gift illustration.
Endowments
You can honor someone you love by establishing a named endowment that creates a lasting legacy of generosity to CRISTA Ministries. An endowment provides consistent, reliable support for an organization you are passionate about.
Bargain Sale
If you are interested in donating part of the proceeds from the sale of a property, a bargain sale might more effectively accomplish your goals. In a bargain sale, CRISTA Ministries purchases your piece of property at a substantially reduced price.
Ultimately, you will receive some cash from the sale portion, be able to claim an income tax deduction from the gift portion of the transaction and avoid some or all taxes on your capital gains.