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Ways to Give

New Mexico Community Foundation designs charitable giving plans to meet your personal and financial interests. You may want your gift to have immediate impact or choose to establish an endowed fund as part of your legacy to New Mexico. 

We can work closely with you and your financial advisors to help you do the most good with every charitable dollar and qualify for maximum tax advantage under state and federal laws.  Ask us for estate planning scenarios that illustrate a variety of assets and trust agreements.

You may choose to give 

  • an outright gift for today
  • a planned gift that provides you income today and creates a charitable legacy tomorrow, 
  • a future legacy gift through your estate plan

We accept a variety of simple and complex assets:

  • Cash, checks and credit cards
  • Stocks, bonds and mutual funds
  • Real property, including personal residences, vacation homes and commercial deeds, easements and rights
  • Valuable personal property, such as equipment, automobiles, jewelry or precious artwork
  • Retirement assets, such as Individual Retirement Accounts and 401(k)s
  • Life insurance policies
  • Bequests by will or living trusts
  • In-kind gifts of products and services

With the assets of your choice, we can help you create the following planned gifts, and we can serve as trustee:

Charitable remainder trust

Choose from more options than a charitable gift annuity provides with the same personal, financial and charitable benefits.

Charitable lead trust

Establish a charitable fund immediately from regular payments to New Mexico Community Foundation or a fixed amount over a number of years and provide gift or estate tax benefits as the remaining trust assets transfer to your beneficiaries.

Life estate contract

Transfer your home to New Mexico Community Foundation while enjoying use of it during your lifetime.

 

Talk to us about how you can create your charitable legacy.  We provide expert advice along with efficient and accountable philanthropic service to donors and grantee partners.

All gifts are subject to acceptance by the Gift Acceptance Committee of the Board, according to the gift acceptance policies. Generally speaking, any established fund can receive a gift from any source. 

For more information on Ways to Give, please contact us at (505) 820-6860 OR