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Gifts of Property

Assets including real estate, life insurance, cryptocurrency, intellectual property, commercial annuities, mineral interests, and tangible personal property can be gifted to support charity.

If you are interested in making such a gift, please reach out.

We would be pleased to work with you to determine if the LSS Foundation could accept your gift directly, or help to connect you with trusted charitable giving partners who have the specific expertise and infrastructure needed for facilitating complex charitable gifts.

Gifts that Pay Income to You or a Loved One

A variety of planned giving options can first provide reliable annual income to you and/or a loved one, with the remainder benefiting charity. Examples include:

  • Charitable Gift Annuities – With a charitable gift annuity, you make a charitable gift and then you and/or a loved one receive annual payments for life. The remainder of your gift benefits charity. Donors age 70½ and older can make a one-time election from a retirement plan (up to $55,000 in 2026) to fund a gift annuity.
  • Charitable Remainder Trusts – By establishing a charitable remainder trust, you can elect either fixed-amount or percentage-based payments to go to you or to loved ones, and you can choose payments to be made for life or for a set number of years. The remainder of your gift benefits charity. Donors age 70½ and older can make a one-time transfer from a retirement plan (up to $55,000 in 2026) into a charitable remainder trust.

Trusted Partners for Gift Planning

The LSS Foundation gladly works with donors’ advisors, attorneys, and trusted partners such as the ELCA Foundation, Thrivent Charitable, community foundations, and charitable funds to help LSS donors explore and establish gift plans that include elements such as donor-advised funds, gift annuities, trusts, gifts of property, and more.