More Ways to Give

Want to make a gift to YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties without touching your bank account? Consider giving us real estate, such as a personal residence, vacation home, farm, commercial property or undeveloped land.

At 70 1/1 you can give any amount (up to a maximum of $105,000) this year from your IRA directly to a qualified charity such as YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties without having to pay income taxes on the money. This popular gift option is commonly called the IRA charitable rollover, but you may also see it referred to as a qualified charitable distribution, or QCD for short.

There's a way for you to support YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties and feel confident that you have dependable income in your retirement years. You can do this with a charitable gift annuity. 

You want to leave money to YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties in your will. You also want the flexibility to change your will in the event that life circumstances change. You can do both.

Not everyone wants to commit to making a gift in their wills or estates. Some prefer the increased flexibility that a beneficiary designation provides.

When the original purpose for a life insurance policy no longer applies—such as educating children now grown or providing financial security for a spouse—your policy can become a meaningful way to support our work.

A donor advised fund, which is like a charitable savings account, gives you the flexibility to recommend how much and how often money is granted to YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties and other qualified charities.

If you hold stock in a closely held business, you may be able to use that stock as a powerful way to support our future.