Your donation helps the Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Museum in many different ways, from our Clay Huntington Broadcast Center and Scrapbooks projects, to our Old School Sports Programs and Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Hall of Fame. You can make a secure online contribution by clicking the donate button.
If you require help determining a more advanced planned giving option, please see the Giving Guide at the bottom of the page or email membership@tacomasportsmuseum.org.
Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Museum
c/o Marc Blau, President
9908-63rd Ave. Ct. E.
Puyallup, WA 98373-1170
Giving Guide
| FORM OF GIFT | SIZE OF GIFT | ADVANTAGES TO DONOR |
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Cash/check Credit card payment |
Unlimited | √ Possible federal income tax deduction if you itemize your return |
| Qualified Charitable Distribution from an IRA |
$108,000 per year Must be over age 70½ at the time of the gift. Account custodian must make check payable to Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Museum. |
√ Make your donation with pre-tax dollars √ Reduce your taxable ordinary income √ Satisfy required minimum distribution |
| Investment property with built in capital gain: Stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate, etc. | Unlimited | √ Avoid owing capital gains tax on investments that have grown in value over time |
| Beneficiary designation of IRA/401k, life insurance policy (assets that transfer outside of a will or living trust, requires completion of change of beneficiary form with account custodian or insurer before death) | Unlimited |
√ Retain control/use of assets during lifetime √ Can make Sports Museum a beneficiary at whatever percentage of the account balance you choose |
| Bequest via will or living trust (any type of asset, investment, personal property that has value and can be sold by the Sports Museum). | Unlimited * |
√ Designate Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Museum as a beneficiary in your will now but no action taken until your death √ Reduce potential estate size related to Washington state estate tax (> $3 million estate) √ Keep use of assets during your lifetime |
| Charitable Gift Annuity |
$25,000 minimum * Cannot add to, but can easily establish follow-up gift annuities at later date |
√ Lifetime income, fixed, guaranteed payments for one or two lives √ Simple to establish, no setup cost √ Allows possible charitable gift tax deduction and reduced/prorated capital gains tax |
| Charitable Remainder Trust (Unitrust or Annuity Trust) |
$150,000 * Requires creation of a trust with |
√ Income for lifetime or period of years √ Payout rate negotiated √ Can provide income for one or more non-charity beneficiaries √ Potential tax deduction in the year of the gift √ No capital gains on gifts of appreciated assets used to fund the trust √ Can make additional contributions to a unitrust, not to an annuity trust √ Good option for gifts of real estate |
| * These gifting options include involvement of the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation where the Sports Museum has held an investment account since 1993. | ||
Your gift will be prudently managed and wisely used to help the Museum extend its mission of preserving local sports heritage.