WAYS TO HELP
Make a Donation
Thank you for considering partnering with COC to help support people with disabilities. Every gift is significant. Your gift will go to work in many wonderful ways--just ask Doug Van Rees!
For many friends of the Christian Opportunity Center, the question is not whether to give, but how. One-time gifts, on-going gifts, and trusts are all options to consider. The COC Foundation can provide more information about all the options listed below.
Contact:
Jake Keegan, Finance Director
Christian Opportunity Center
641-628-8087, ext. 109
One-Time Donations
- Give to COC online via
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- Send check to COC Foundation, 1553 Broadway, Pella, IA 50219.
- Name the COC Foundation in your will so the Foundation will receive a percentage of your estate.
- Transfer part or all of your Individual Retirement Account to the COC Foundation as long as you are over 70½. You may also make the COC Foundation the beneficiary of your IRA.
- Give appreciated stocks, bonds, other securities, real estate, farms, or other property to the COC Foundation.
On-Going Gifts
- Use a charitable gift annuity to provide a financial framework for funds to be given to the COC Foundation. A cash return is given to the person for whom the annuity is named.
- There are several options for setting up life Insurance policies to benefit the COC.
- Give the ownership of an annuity to the COC Foundation.
Trusts
- A supplemental needs trust is a designated fund used for the supplemental needs of a person. There are no fees or charges for the management by the COC Foundation for these trusts.
- A special needs trust sets up a trust specifically to handle assets that will be used by a person or person(s) for a specific purpose, such as the life expenses a person with disabilities has.
- A revocable trust names certain individuals and organizations and outlines how they are to receive assets and funds.
- An irrevocable trust names certain individuals and organizations and the amounts, methods, and terms under which they are to receive funds.
- A family trust is a trust into which a family may put assets with the purpose of providing income and expending funds from this trust.
- A charitable remainder unitrust holds assets that will be distributed to charitable organizations using the guidelines and interest of those setting up the trust. This trust has favorable tax benefits, and deductions may be taken while the person is alive.