Planned Giving

Planned giving offers thoughtful ways to support Outreach now and in the future. These options allow you to create a lasting impact for Polk County families and individuals while aligning your charitable giving with your personal goals and values.

BEQUESTS

The most common and straightforward form of planned giving is a bequest. A bequest is a gift made through your will or estate plan that supports Outreach in the future.

By including Outreach in your plans, you help ensure that families and individuals in Polk County continue to have access to food, shelter and essential support for years to come.

If you have already chosen to include Outreach in your will, we would be grateful if you let us know. Sharing your intentions allows us to plan responsibly and gives us the opportunity to thank you for your generosity.

A bequest may be a good option if you:

Would like to make a meaningful gift while maintaining use of your assets during your lifetime
Have assets beyond those you plan to leave to loved ones
Wish to honor or remember a family member or friend
Hope to create a lasting family legacy of giving
Care deeply about the future of Outreach and the Polk County community

Charitable Remainder Trusts

A charitable remainder trust allows you to make a future gift to Outreach while also receiving income during your lifetime or for a set period of time.

Assets such as cash, appreciated stock, bonds or real estate are placed into a trust managed by a trustee. The trustee may sell and reinvest the assets, and the trust provides regular payments to beneficiaries you name. These payments can be made for life or for a specified term of up to 20 years.

When the trust ends, the remaining assets are distributed to Outreach to support our programs and services.

Gift of Real Estate

A gift of real estate can be a meaningful way to support Outreach while helping sustain our programs for the future. Outreach considers a variety of real estate gifts, including:

Undeveloped land
Commercial property
Farm land
Resort properties
Residential property
Gifts of retained life estate

Real Estate Assessment & Acceptance
To ensure that a real estate gift is appropriate for Outreach, each property is carefully reviewed before acceptance. This evaluation may include consideration of:

Market value and marketability
Potential environmental risks
Existing limitations or encumbrances
Ongoing carrying costs
Title information

Gifts of real estate are typically completed through the transfer of a deed.

Outreach is unable to assign a value to donated property. For tax purposes, donors are responsible for obtaining a qualified appraisal, as required by the IRS.

Life Insurance

You may choose to support Outreach by naming us as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy. This type of gift can create a lasting legacy while helping sustain programs that serve Polk County neighbors.

We welcome the opportunity to answer questions and share more about this giving option.