Planned Giving
There are many ways to support Habitat for Humanity of Island County beyond a traditional one-time donation. You can make a lasting impact on families in need of decent and affordable homes through a planned gift. Contribute through a bequest, retirement plan, estate donation, life income, remembrance in your will, or by creating a gift annuity.
When making or updating your will, please consider a gift to Habitat for Humanity of Island County. An estate-planning attorney can assist you with adding one of the following paragraphs to your will:
I give, devise, and bequeath to Habitat for Humanity of Island County, a nonprofit corporation located at 290 SE Pioneer Way, Oak Harbor, WA 98277, _____ percent of my estate as an unrestricted gift. Tax ID: 91-1882362.
I give, devise, and bequeath to Habitat for Humanity of Island County, a nonprofit corporation located at 290 SE Pioneer Way, Oak Harbor, WA 98277, the sum of $_____ as an unrestricted gift. Tax ID: 91-1882362.
For other ways to make a lasting difference, consult your attorney or financial advisor.
Stock Donations
While time, money and housing supplies are the most common donations to Habitat, there are several other ways to give as well, including donating your stocks.
This is a fast and simple process which can be done through an electronic transfer, or certificates can be donated through the mail.
Your gift of stock may provide more benefits to you by eliminating the capital gains tax that would be due uon selling the stock.
Donations of stocks allows us to ensure that even more families in Island County have a safe, affordable place to call home.
Stock Donations
While time, money and housing supplies are the most common donations to Habitat, there are several other ways to give as well, including donating your stocks.
This is a fast and simple process which can be done through an electronic transfer, or certificates can be donated through the mail.
Your gift of stock may provide more benefits to you by eliminating the capital gains tax that would be due uon selling the stock.
Donations of stocks allows us to ensure that even more families in Island County have a safe, affordable place to call home.
Donate Land—Create Permanent Affordability
When you donate land to Habitat for Humanity of Island County, you are ensuring that the homes remain affordable into the future. Donated land may be put into the Habitat for Humanity of Island County Land Trust for future home builds or sold at fair market value and the proceeds used to fund our programs. Either way, your gift of land supports affordable home ownership in Island County.
Make a Gift Today
Donating real estate frees you from the costs and responsibilities of ownership. Making an outright gift of property that you’ve owned for more than a year offers many tax benefits.
Give Through your Will or Trust
A gift in your will or living trust can be created or changed at any time. It allows you to continue ownership, enjoy your property during your lifetime and create a lasting legacy in your memory or in memory of a loved one.
Make a Bargain Sale
A bargain sale occurs when you sell real estate that you’ve owned for more than one year to us for less than its current fair market value, subject to our agreement. After we purchase your property, you receive cash and a charitable deduction, and we receive the property at a bargain price. We both benefit financially.