Planned Giving Options

With the support of generous donors and volunteers, Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast has made great strides in strengthening the Coast’s affordable housing market. There are a variety of giving options that will help us continue to build homes in Harrison, Jackson and Stone Counties.

The Charitable Gift Annuity
A CGA is a contract with HFHMGC that guarantees fixed payments to one or two annuitants for as long as any annuitants survive; the remaining balance of the CGA is released to HFH Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Pension-Assets
A simple and effective way to change families' lives while reducing income and estate taxes is to name Habitat as a beneficiary of your pension assets (e.g. IRA, 401(k), 403(b)). Simply request a Change/Add Beneficiary form from the institution that manages your IRA or pension plan.

Stock Donations
You or your company can donate stock, stock options, and other investments to HFHMGC in one simple transaction. A gift of stock owned for more than one year usually entitles you to a charitable deduction for the full market value at the time the gift is made. You benefit by avoiding capital gains taxes and reducing income taxes.

Bequests
Bequests are the transfers of wealth that occur upon a donor's death and that include transfers by means of a will or a trust.

Recurring Giving
A recurring giving program is one of the most cost-effective, long-term fundraising methods available. Donors commit to a donation to be paid regularly over a period of time with no specified end.

Questions? Ideas?
If you have any questions or ideas for individual giving or to discuss options such as Charitable Lead Trusts, Charitable Remainder Trusts, and more, please contact tellmemore@hfhmgc.org or call 228.314.0011 ext. 322.