Ways to Give

Your gift to WBUR can provide tax benefits and even income. Click on a giving method below to learn more.

• Gifts of Retirement Assets
  Gifts of Retirement Assets
  Donating part or all of your unused retirement assets such as a gift from your IRA, 401(k), 403(b), pension or other tax-deferred plan is an excellent way to make a gift to WBUR.
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• Gifts of Insurance
  Gifts of Insurance
  If you have a life insurance policy that has outlasted its original purpose, consider making a gift of the policy to WBUR. For example, you may have purchased a policy to provide for minor children and they are now financially independent adults.
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• Gifts from a Donor Advised Fund (DAF)
  Gifts from a Donor Advised Fund (DAF)
  You fund a DAF and make charitable gift recommendations during your lifetime.
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• Bequest
  Bequest
  You designate WBUR as the beneficiary of your asset by will, trust or beneficiary designation form.
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• IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution
  IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution
  If you are 70½ or older, you can make a gift to WBUR through your IRA.
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• Beneficiary Designation (Including Life Insurance & Retirement Accounts)
  Beneficiary Designation (Including Life Insurance & Retirement Accounts)
  You can designate WBUR as a beneficiary of a retirement, investment or bank account or life insurance policy.
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• Charitable Gift Annuity
  Charitable Gift Annuity
  You transfer your cash or appreciated property to WBUR in exchange for our promise to pay you fixed payments (with rates based on your age) for the rest of your life.
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• Charitable Remainder Unitrust
  Charitable Remainder Unitrust
  You transfer your cash or appreciated property to fund a charitable remainder unitrust. The trust sells your property tax free and provides you with income for life or a term of years.
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• Charitable Lead Trust
  Charitable Lead Trust
  You fund a trust that makes gifts to us for a number of years. Your family receives the trust remainder at substantial tax savings.
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• Donor Advised Funds
  Donor Advised Funds
  You fund a DAF and make charitable gift recommendations during your lifetime.
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• Other Gifts to WBUR

  These aren't the only ways you can support WBUR! Gifts of cash and stock are also quick, immediate ways to see your impact on WBUR's journalism.

  • Donor Advised Funds
  • IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD)
  • WBUR Membership