Brokerage Information
Christian Living Communities gratefully accepts gifts of publicly traded securities. In general, donating securities in appreciated positions will help maximize an individual’s tax benefit, as the associated charitable income tax deduction is typically based on the full fair market value of the security. No capital gains tax would be payable by the donor or Christian Living Communities.
For more information about gifts of securities or to request brokerage information for Christian Living Communities, please contact Olivia Mayer at OMayer@clcmail.org or 720-974-3675.
Recommended Language for Bequests and Testamentary Gifts:
Sample language for a specific bequest to Christian Living Communities through a will or living trust:
“I give to Christian Living Communities, 7000 E. Belleview Avenue, Ste. 150, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, a Colorado non-profit corporation, the sum of $_______ [or ______% of my estate; or the property described herein], for its general purposes or to support ____, a community of Christian Living Communities.”
Sample language for a residuary bequest to Christian Living Communities is:
“I give to Christian Living Communities, 7000 E. Belleview Avenue, Ste. 150, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, a Colorado non-profit corporation, all [or ____%] of the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate, both real and personal, for its general purposes or to support ____, a community of Christian Living Communities.”
