Pooled Income Funds: Getting Started
If you want to make a contribution to the Alliance for the Arts and would like to receive income in return, consider giving cash, securities or both to our pooled income fund.
Pooled Income Fund
You
You give cash or property.You receive an income tax deduction and variable income for life
Pooled Income Fund
The remainder benefits the Alliance for the Arts after your lifetime.How It Works
Your gift is added to our pooled income fund for investment and managed along with the gifts of other donors. Each year you receive your share of the fund’s annual earnings. We agree to pay you this income for the rest of your life. If you wish, you can name someone else, such as your spouse, parent or anyone else to receive a life income, too.
How You Benefit
- You acquire an assured source of income for life.
- You can increase your effective yield on the assets donated and benefit from professional and diversified investment management.
- You have the choice of determining the size of your initial gift and making additions later.
- You are entitled to a partial income tax charitable deduction, if you itemize in the year you make the gift.
- You can name another person as successor beneficiary for the income.
- You feel good knowing that, after your lifetime, your gift becomes available to the Alliance for the Arts to support our vital needs.
You can benefit even more when you donate appreciated securities you have owned for more than one year because no capital gain is taxable to you. And our pooled income fund pays no tax when it sells the securities.
Plus through a gift of low-yield investments to a pooled income fund, many individuals have increased their income. When the interest you receive on money market funds and the CDs barely keeps up with inflation, or your stocks pay dividends of less than 3 percent, a pooled income fund may be a charitable solution for you.
Example: Dean contributes $10,000 to a pooled income fund, with his participation representing 1 percent of the fund. If the fund’s net annual earnings are $40,000 Dean becomes entitled to 1 percent of $40,000, or $400 for that year. He includes a portion of his $10,000 gift as an itemized deduction on his federal tax return this year, so Dean also enjoys significant tax savings.
To learn more about the specific financial benefits you can enjoy by contributing to our pooled income fund, please contact us at (805) 449-2590.
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The information in this website is not intended as legal advice. For legal advice, please consult an attorney. Figures cited in examples are for hypothetical purposes only and are subject to change. References to income tax apply to federal taxes only. Federal estate tax, state income/estate taxes or state law may impact your results.