Benefits of Gift Planning
By making a planned gift to Cleveland Clinic, you can begin fulfilling your philanthropic goals and start to take advantage of several benefits, which may include:
- Reducing income tax through a gift deduction
- Avoiding capital-gain tax on gifts of long-term appreciated property
- Retaining a stream of income for life, for you or beneficiaries
- Increasing spendable income
- Eliminating federal estate tax on property passing to charity upon death
- Reducing costs and time in estate settlement
Gift Planning Options
Our gift planning team makes it easy for you to support Cleveland Clinic. Decide which option may be most suitable for you and your philanthropic goals.
Gifts under your will
Charitable lead trusts
Charitable bequests
Deferred gifts, including:
Life-income gifts, including:
Gift Comparison Chart
There are several ways to tailor a planned gift to Cleveland Clinic. Review the gift comparison chart to find out which gift may be most suitable for you. This chart is not meant to take the place of legal advice or personal consultation. To speak with a member of our gift planning team, please call 216.444.1245 or email giftplanning@ccf.org.
Pyramid Legacy Society
By making a planed gift to Cleveland Clinic you will become a part of the Pyramid Legacy Society, and join thousands of supporters who are making a long-term impact to the future of Cleveland Clinic.
In the latest issue of Pyramid, meet Cleveland Clinic supporters who are fulfilling their philanthropic goals. Pyramid is a newsletter offering ideas on financial, estate and gift planning for friends of Cleveland Clinic.
Pyramid archives
Contact Us
For a confidential discussion about making a planned gift to Cleveland Clinic, please call Institutional Relations and Development at 216.444.1245 and ask to speak with a member of our gift planning team or email giftplanning@ccf.org.
This website is prepared as general information for friends of Cleveland Clinic. Its purpose is to identify opportunities that may be helpful to guide charitable giving, tax and financial planning. Please consult professional advisors about the applicability of any item to an individual situation.
