A Gift That Gives Back

If you want to make an impact now at Sigma Kappa Foundation and also provide for your family later, consider setting up a charitable lead trust. You transfer cash or other assets to a trust that makes payments to Sigma Kappa Foundation for a period of time. When the term is up, the remaining trust passes to your family or other beneficiaries you select.

There are two ways that charitable lead trusts make payments to the Foundation:

A charitable lead annuity trust pays a fixed amount each year to the Foundation and is more attractive when interest rates are low.

A charitable lead unitrust pays a variable amount each year to the Foundation based on the value of the assets in the trust. With a unitrust, if the trust's assets go up in value, for example, the payments to the Foundation go up as well.

An Example of How It Works

Females smiling Sam would like to support the Foundation and receive tax benefits. Sam received a windfall amount of income and needs a large income tax deduction to offset the income. Following her advisor’s recommendation, Sam funds a grantor charitable lead annuity trust with assets valued at $1,000,000. Sam's trust pays $60,000 (6% of the initial fair market value) to the Foundation each year for 15 years, which will total $900,000. After that, the balance in the trust reverts back to Sam. She receives an income tax charitable deduction of $614,445. Assuming the trust earns an average 8% annual rate of return, Sam receives approximately $1,600,286 at the end of the trust term.

*Based on a 5.2% charitable midterm federal rate. Deductions and calculations will vary depending on your personal circumstances.

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Next Steps

Contact Lisa Swiontek at 317-381-5531 or lswiontek@sigmakappa.org to talk about supporting the Foundation by setting up a charitable lead trust.
Seek the advice of your financial or legal advisor.
If you include the Foundation in your plans, please use our legal name and federal tax ID.

Legal name: Sigma Kappa Foundation Inc
Address: 695 Pro Med Lane, Suite 300, Carmel, IN 46032
Federal tax ID number: 35-1778450

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