CHARITABLE GIFT PLANNING

Help Us Bring Hope to More People, for Many More Years

Thank you for your supporting Futures in Education for Brooklyn and Queens. With your help, we can continue to reach out to those families in our communities who most need assistance in providing a values-based, Catholic education to their children. There are many ways to support our mission, but when you plan a gift as part of your overall estate and financial plans, you help ensure that we’ll be here tomorrow to continue guiding people from vulnerability to empowerment.

Ways to Give

There are almost as many variations on ways to make a donation as there are needs to be met. Explore this section to discover new ways to make a gift that also take into consideration your personal circumstances and the needs of your loved ones.

Bequests
Learn how to help others and Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn by using one of the most popular and simplest ways to make a gift.

Beneficiary Designations
Continue supporting our work even after your lifetime by naming us as a beneficiary of your retirement plan, life insurance or insurance annuity assets.

Charitable Gift Annuities
Read more about how to make a donation and, in turn, receive a fixed annuity payment each year for life.

 
Charitable Remainder Trusts
In the right circumstances, this plan can increase your income, reduce your taxes, unlock appreciated investments, rid you of investment worries and ultimately provide very important support.

Charitable IRA Rollover
Under the extended charitable IRA legislation, if you’re aged 70½ or older you can make charitable gifts now to Alive in Hope Foundation of the Diocese of Brooklyn using funds from your individual retirement accounts (IRAs) without undesirable tax effects.

Gifts of Life Insurance
Discover how you may make a gift of either new or in-force policies to "leverage" your gift through the unique financial features of life insurance.

Endowed Gifts
Discover a powerful way to make a gift to us in your name or in the name of a loved one while realizing tax benefits for your kindness.

Give Your Home, But Live There for Life
Find out how you can make a gift to Alive in Hope Foundation of the Diocese of Brooklyn of a remainder interest in your home, receive sizable tax benefits now and continue living in your home for the rest of your life.

Donor Advised Funds
Access the giving power of a private foundation without the expense or complexity.

Charitable Lead Trusts
Make a donation now while reducing the tax burden for your heirs in the future.

For a confidential and educational review of your Charitable Gift Planning Options, please call Tom O'Brien, Interim Planned Giving Officer, at 718-965-7308.