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Duluth Superior Area
Community Foundation
Zeitgeist Arts Building
222 East Superior St. Suite 302
Duluth, MN 55802
Phone: 218.726.0232    •    Fax: 218.726.0257

Gift Options

If your client is interested in making a charitable contribution to the community, the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation can work with Professional Advisors and their clients to accept a wide variety of assets that provide various tax benefits, including:

  • Cash: Usually in the form of a check, cash is an easy and convenient way to make contributions to the Community Foundation. New in 2009, the Community Foundation also accepts online donations. Gifts of cash enable the donor to claim a current tax deduction of up to 50% of their adjusted gross income in any one year when you itemize deductions, with the excess, if any, carried forward for an additional five years.  
  • Securities: Gifts of appreciated securities provide substantial tax advantages, since their full fair market value is deductible as a charitable contribution up to 30% of your client's adjusted gross income each year when you itemize deductions.
  • Real Estate: DSACF can accept real estate as a gift, including homes, other personal residence, farm, commercial buildings, and income-producing or non-income-producing land. If owned for more than one year, the same federal tax advantages of those for gifts of securities are available. 
  • Bequests: Naming the Community Foundation in your client's will or living trust is another way they can support the community after they are gone. Contributions can range from a specific dollar amount to a percentage of your client’s estate.
  • Life Insurance: If your client no longer needs their life insurance, making a gift of the unneeded policy can be a convenient and effective way of meeting their charitable goals. When ownership of a policy transfers to the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation, a charitable tax deduction based on its current value becomes available.

*The information on this site is not intended as legal, tax, or investment advice but rather as general guidelines on giving. For such advice, please consult an attorney, tax professional, or investment professional.