Join With other Supporters
to Increase Your IMPACT

Over the years, supporters like you have selflessly given their time, talent and assets to support the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Council of Los Angeles. Each contribution has allowed us to sustain a growing level of support that secures our long-term financial stability.

If you feel strongly about our charitable work and would like to join together with other supporters who share your values, we hope you’ll consider joining the St. Vincent de Paul Legacy Society.

If you have already made a planned gift or left a bequest to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Council of Los Angeles’ mission, please let us know so that we can properly thank you and welcome you into the Legacy Society.

Simple Gifts Anyone Can Make

Gifts of Cash

Your Gift
  • Your Will or Trust
  • A Beneficiary Designation
Your Goal
  • Defer a gift until after your lifetime.
How You Make The Gift
  • Add a few simple sentences in your will or trust designating the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Council of Los Angeles, as beneficiary.
  • Designate a percentage for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Council of Los Angeles on your retirement plan, health savings plan or life insurance policy.
Your Benefits
  • Maintain your current lifestyle while making a meaningful gift to support the Society of St.Vincent de Paul, Council of Los Angeles.
  • Your gifts will be exempt from future federal estate taxes.
  • You eliminate double taxation on your retirement assets.

Gifts of Assets

Your Gift
  • Stock or Other Securities
  • Real Estate
  • Personal Property
Your Goal
  • Make a gift now or in the future that provides tax benefits.
  • Make a larger gift with little or no effect on cash flow.
How You Make The Gift
  • Give stock or securities that have increased in value directly to the Society of St.Vincent de Paul, Council of Los Angeles.
  • Donate real estate.
  • Donate tangible personal property specifically used for our tax-exempt function.
Your Benefits
  • Receive immediate income tax benefits.
  • Reduce or eliminate capital gains taxes.
  • Transfer the expense of insuring or maintaining assets you no longer need

Gifts That Pay You Income

Your Gift
  • Stock or Other Securities
  • Real Estate
  • Personal Property
Your Goal
  • Make a gift now or in the future that provides tax benefits.
  • Make a larger gift with little or no effect on cash flow.
How You Make The Gift
  • Give stock or securities that have increased in value directly to the Society of St.Vincent de Paul, Council of Los Angeles.
  • Donate real estate.
  • Donate tangible personal property specifically used for our tax-exempt function.
Your Benefits
  • Receive immediate income tax benefits.
  • Reduce or eliminate capital gains taxes.

Gifts That Pay You Income

Your Gift
  • Charitable Gift Annuity*
Your Goal
  • Supplement your retirement income with steady payments.
  • Receive payments that are partially income tax-free.
How You Make The Gift
  • Make a donation of cash or securities to benefit the Society of St.Vincent de Paul, Council of Los Angeles, through a simple contract and receive fixed payments for life.
Your Benefits
  • Current and future savings on income taxes.
  • Majority of the income is tax-free.
*Not available in all states or from all organizations.

Gifts That Pay Income And Protect Assets

Your Gift
  • Charitable Remainder Trust
  • Charitable Lead Trust
Your Goal
  • Supplement your own retirement income or provide a revenue stream to the Society of St.Vincent de Paul, Council of Los Angeles, for a set number of years.
How You Make The Gift
  • A charitable remainder trust pays you income now, then the balance goes to the Society of St.Vincent de Paul, Council of Los Angeles.
  • A charitable lead trust pays income to the Society of St.Vincent de Paul, Council of Los Angeles for a set number of years, then the balance passes to your heirs.
Your Benefits
  • You receive retirement income now, or the Society of St.Vincent de Paul, Council of Los Angeles gets to receive a supplemental revenue stream.
  • You get an immediate income tax deduction with a charitable remainder trust.
  • You reduce your taxable estate and often reduce gift taxes with the charitable lead trust.
*Not available in all states or from all organizations.
For more information please contact Lori Christian at (323) 276-6084 or at lchristian@svdpla.org.

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