Tax-savvy Donations: How to Benefit While Making a Big Impact

Whether you are a consistent donor or someone who is making their first charitable donation, it is important to plan your philanthropy in a way that maximizes the impact of your gift while taking advantage of any potential tax benefits. One powerful way to do that is to leverage tax-smart giving options – such as making gifts of appreciated stock or establishing a charitable gift annuity that provides you with payments for life. A growing number of ACS members are making these tax-savvy gifts to help fund important ACS programs that support the field of chemistry now and into the future.

Join Johni Hays, JD, Executive Vice President of Thompson & Associates, as she explains the advantages of making a gift of appreciated stock or establishing a charitable gift annuity. Register now to learn how tax-smart, charitable gifts allow you to maximize both your giving power and your tax benefits.

This ACS Webinar is moderated by ACS Senior Director of Individual Giving and Gift Planning Mary Bet Dobson and co-produced with the ACS Office of Philanthropy. Learn how you can support ACS programs at www.acs.org/donate or by reaching out to the ACS Office of Philanthropy at donate@acs.org

What You Will Learn

• How donations of appreciated stock can help you avoid long-term capital gains taxes and provide generous income tax deductions for the full value of the stock
• How establishing a charitable gift annuity allows you to give and also receive fixed payments for the rest of your life
• Tax-savvy methods for supporting ACS or other causes important to you

Meet The Experts

• Johni Hays, Executive Vice President of Thompson & Associates
• Mary Bet Dobson, Senior Director of Individual Giving and Gift Planning, American Chemical Society