Compare and contrast your options for charitable giving to the University of Colorado Foundation for the benefit of the University of Colorado. Click on up to 3 gift plans that interest you to determine the best choice to meet your needs.

Gifts of Cash
Maximize your charitable deduction and deliver immediate benefits to University of Colorado Foundation.

Gifts of Appreciated Securities
The IRS allows you to bypass capital gains taxes for gifts of appreciated securities. Here's information on how to transfer these assets to benefit the University of Colorado.

Gifts of Real Estate
Make a substantial gift to University of Colorado Foundation through a transfer of residential, commercial, or undeveloped property.

Gifts of Business Interests
Donate an interest in a closely-held or family business to support the University of Colorado.

Gifts of Partnership Interests
Support the University of Colorado by transferring interest in a real estate or oil-and-gas partnership to the University of Colorado Foundation. Learn what the IRS requires and how we review gift offers.

Gifts by Will or Living Trust
Give to the University of Colorado Foundation for the University of Colorado without affecting your cash flow during your lifetime.

Gifts of Retirement Plans
Your retirement plan may be worth more when donated to the University of Colorado than to your heirs.

Gifts of Life Insurance
Create a significant endowment for the University of Colorado without dipping into your capital assets.

Charitable Bargain Sales
This part-gift/part-sale transaction gives you a charitable deduction plus cash.

Charitable Gift Annuities - Immediate
Receive a fixed payout and significant tax benefits.

Charitable Gift Annuities - Deferred
Build retirement earnings by deferring the onset of annuity payments (recommended for younger donors).

Charitable Lead Trusts
Freeze the taxable value of your appreciating assets by using them to make gifts today and pass them to family members later or have the assets return to you.

Charitable Remainder Annuity Trusts
Combine a charitable gift with a predictable fixed-income payout by placing your gift into an individually managed trust.

Charitable Remainder Unitrusts
Choose from several options that best meet your personal financial situation.

Pooled Income Fund
We offer a life-income gift that works somewhat like a charitable mutual fund. You can give us cash or securities, receive an income tax deduction and may avoid capital gains tax on the transfer, secure lifetime income, and make a generous gift.

Retained Life Estates
Transfer ownership of your house to the University of Colorado Foundation and continue to live there rent-free for the remainder of your life.