American Red Cross

Individuals with very large estates can use a charitable lead trust to benefit the American Red Cross and pass principal to family members with little or no tax penalty. It works like this: You transfer assets to a trust that provides payments to the Red Cross for a term of years. Then the trust principal goes to your children, grandchildren, or others free of, or at greatly reduced, federal gift and estate tax. (Please note that a generation skipping tax (GST) is imposed on large transfers to grandchildren and others who are more than one generation younger than you.)

For details on this program, sample rates, and other giving opportunities, please contact our Planned Giving Officer Kathleen Wright by sending an email or by calling 1-888-868-1992.