MAJOR GIFTS AND PLANNED GIVING
TO THE PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY:
With a gift to Goodwill, you help people with developmental disabilities get the training they need in order to become more independent. Your donation provides the revenue that funds programs and services that allow thousands of individuals each year, who may have never been given the encouragement or the chance, an opportunity to give themselves and their families a better life. Please contact our DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OR CEO by EMAIL or by phone 619-225-2200.
San Diego's Goodwill does not solicit cash donations but they are gratefully accepted. If you wish to make a CASH DONATION online you may go to this website and indicate that your donation should go to the Goodwill in San Diego: https://eservices.goodwill.org/donate/index.cfm
Important Note:
We do not allow the employees in stores, the trucks, or donation centers to accept cash donations, or tips directly from the public. Please ask for a "Donation Envelope" which is a pre-stamped, business reply envelope to make it convenient for you to drop in any mailbox. We will send a written acknowledgement to you promptly.
CASH OR NON-CASH DONATIONS WITH A VALUE OVER $500.00:
If you plan to make a contribution of cash, real estate, stocks and bonds, or other significant assets or would like to include Goodwill in your estate, we request that you Please contact our DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OR CEO by EMAIL or by phone 619-225-2200. These types of gifts are only accepted at our corporate offices to provide proper acknowledgement and stewardship of your donation.
If you wish to make a CASH DONATION online you may go to this website and indicate that your donation should go to the Goodwill in San Diego: https://eservices.goodwill.org/donate/index.cfm
Please review the DONATION VALUES page which provides important information and links to IRS guidance on charitable non-cash contributions.
DONATIONS OF MOTOR VEHICLES
DONATIONS OF COMPUTERS, TVS AND OTHER ELECTRONICS
If you plan to donate antiques, jewelry, furniture or collectible items with an individual value of $500 or more, Please contact our DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OR CEO by EMAIL or by phone 619-225-2200. If you have had the items appraised or have any documentation or purchase receipts, we would appreciate a copy.
We can assure you that your generous non-cash donation will be displayed and sold at a price higher than the norm in our stores. It will be placed in a venue that will allow Goodwill to maximize the return on your generous gift. Goodwill operates ON-LINE STORES for books and unique collectible items and feeatures specialty boutique departments in our retail stores.
REAL ESTATE:
We would be pleased to consider the donation of unrestricted gifts of unencumbered real estate. Please contact our DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OR CEO by EMAIL or by phone 619-225-2200.
STOCKS & BONDS, LIFE INSURANCE, 401K OR IRA ROLLOVERS:
We are happy to accept the donation of these financial instruments. Please contact our DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OR CEO by EMAIL or by phone 619-225-2200.
HONORARIUMS
A gift to Goodwill is a very satisfying way to recognize the celebration of a birthday, anniversary or other special occasion - particularly for those that "have everything". Upon receipt of your donation, we'll send a card to your friend or relative acknowledging your gift on their behalf, and provide you with a receipt for tax purposes. Please contact our DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OR CEO by EMAIL or by phone 619-225-2200.
MEMORIAL DONATIONS
More and more individuals ask that friends and relatives make a contribution to a charitable organization that the deceased has supported during his or her lifetime instead of sending flowers. Examples of memorial gifts are endless - many organizations can attribute buildings, equipment, endowment funds, and a multitude of services to gifts made in memory of loved ones. We will be glad to assist you in choosing an appropriate commemoration for our gift in honor of someone special to you. Please contact our DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OR CEO by EMAIL or by phone 619-225-2200.
PLANNED GIVING
Sound financial planning may allow you to include charitable giving in your long-range plans without sacrificing your economic security or affecting your wishes in relation to your heirs. With the assistance of your financial planner, tax advisor, and Goodwill's board of directors, your charitable gift to Goodwill may enable you to:
- Increase cash flow from low-yielding investments or other property that has appreciated in value
- Enjoy welcome tax savings
- Add to your retirement income
- Manage your assets for a surviving spouse or other loved ones. We have listed below some possibilities for you to consider.
CHARITABLE BEQUEST
With your attorney, you revise your will or add an amendment to make a gift of a dollar amount, specific property, a percentage of your estate, or what is left after your beneficiaries have been taken care of.
REVOCABLE LIVING TRUSTS
If you have established a revocable living trust to pass your property to loved ones while minimizing probate costs, you can also provide that at the termination of your trust a portion of the assets in the trust be used for charitable purposes that you designate.
CHARITABLE LEAD TRUST
This transfers the specified assets to a trust that pays income to a charity for a specified number of years. At the end of the trust, the assets are returned to you or your beneficiaries.
LIFE ESTATE ARRANGEMENT
This allows you to make a gift of your home to a charitable organization now but retain the security of knowing you may live there as long as you wish. There are also annual tax benefits to this arrangement. You continue to take care of the property, pay the taxes, and receive any income it generates. When you are deceased, the property legally becomes the responsibility of the charity and does not pass through your estate.
LIFE INSURANCE GIFTS
A simple way to make a significant gift in the future is to name a charitable beneficiary to receive all or a portion of the proceeds of a policy no longer needed for its original purpose. Another way is to purchase a new policy naming the charity as a beneficiary or co-beneficiary.
Please contact our DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OR CEO by EMAIL or by phone 619-225-2200.
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