How to Make a Planned Gift

There are many ways to make a planned gift. Your professional advisor may propose other vehicles to better suit your situation.

• Wills and Bequests
  Wills and Bequests
  A will or bequest is one of the easiest gifts to make. With the help of an advisor, you can include language in your will or trust specifying a gift be made to the Huntsville Hospital Foundation as part of your estate plan.
  
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• Beneficiary Designations
  Beneficiary Designations
  A beneficiary designation gift is a simple and affordable way to make a gift to support us. You can designate Huntsville Hospital Foundation as a beneficiary of a retirement, investment or bank account or your life insurance policy.
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• Gifts of Real Estate
  Gifts of Real Estate
  Donating real estate, such as a home, vacation property, undeveloped land, farmland, ranch or commercial property can make a great gift to Huntsville Hospital Foundation.
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• Gifts of Insurance
  Gifts of Insurance
  If you have a life insurance policy that has outlasted its original purpose, consider making a gift of your insurance policy to Huntsville Hospital Foundation. For example, you may have purchased a policy to provide for minor children and they are now financially independent adults.
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• Life Estate
  Life Estate
  You give your property to our organization but retain the right to use the property during your life.
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• Charitable Remainder Unitrust
  Charitable Remainder Unitrust
  You transfer your cash or appreciated property to fund a charitable remainder unitrust. The trust sells your property tax free and provides you with income for life or a term of years.
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• Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust
  Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust
  You transfer your cash or appreciated property to fund a charitable remainder annuity trust. The trust sells your property tax free and provides you with fixed income for life or a term of years.
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• Charitable Lead Trust
  Charitable Lead Trust
  You fund a trust that makes gifts to us for a number of years. Your family receives the trust remainder at substantial tax savings.
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• Sale and Unitrust
  Sale and Unitrust
  You give a portion of your property to us to fund a charitable remainder trust, when the property sells you receive cash and income for life.
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• Give It Twice Trust
  Give It Twice Trust
  You provide your children with a stream of income while making a gift to charity.
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