Planned Giving

There are many ways to leave a lasting legacy in the fight against childhood cancer. By naming the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation as a beneficiary of your will, your life insurance policy or even your retirement plan, you are ensuring that children suffering from the most devastating of all cancers have at least a fighting chance to live a normal and healthy life.

Your compassion and generosity also provides you with tax-saving benefits. After making sure that your loved ones are taken care of, it's just as easy to make sure that sick children are being helped by leaving a portion of your estate to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.

Here are some simple options:

Bequests

Through your will, you can specify a part of your estate to be directed to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. Ask your attorney to use the following language:

"I give and bequeath to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the United States, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, 302 Ridgefield Ct., Asheville, NC 28806 __________ (insert dollar amount, percentage of estate or description of securities, property, etc.) to be used for its general purposes."

Assets

By transferring stock, real estate, or other assets to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, you may receive significant advantages, including a charitable income tax deduction or even an elimination of capital gains tax completely. Contact your tax advisor to ask how to make this transfer.

NOTICE: For tax years 2006 and 2007, the IRS is allowing tax-free distributions from IRAs for charitable purposes. This temporary law provides an exclusion from gross income for certain distributions, up to $100,000, which would normally be included in income. See your tax advisor to find out how to take advantage of this new tax law and to ensure that the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation receives the benefit.

Life Insurance

You may have a life insurance policy that you don't need anymore. Giving this policy to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (both as owner and beneficiary) will allow you to deduct the cash value from your taxes. The holder of your policy can help you determine the best way to accomplish this.

All of these options are crucial to the fight against children's brain tumors, and all will make a vital difference in the future of those struggling with this disease today.

Questions?

Call us: 800-253-6530 9 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. ET
By mail: PBTF, 302 Ridgefield Ct., Asheville, NC 28806
E-mail: donations@pbtfus.org