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direct / planned gifts
International Community Foundation welcomes contributions of virtually any kind for both permanent and non-endowment funds. Gifts may be made during one’s lifetime, or through a bequest or trust. Benefits to the donor include permanence of the gift, tax advantages, flexibility, professional investment management, and immediate impact in the communities that International Community Foundation serves.

Direct Gifts

  • Cash and equivalent gifts
  • Gifts of appreciated securities
  • Personal property
  • Life insurance
  • In-kind, volunteer and pro-bono services

Planned Gifts

  • Bequests and living trusts
  • Transfer of assets from a family or private foundation
  • Life income arrangements such as a charitable remainder trust
  • Real property
  • Complex gifts (e.g. trusts, interests in business interests)