Guide to Giving - Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation

Decide When to GiveBerkshire Taconic Community Foundation offers you an easy and flexible way to accomplish your charitablegoals and receive the maximum tax deduction allowed by law.GIVE NOWGive to an existing fund - You can contribute to one of the many existing funds at Berkshire Taconic to addressspecific issues including: the Area Fund that supports nonprofits in your community; scholarship funds;educational funds for the public schools in our region; or hundreds of funds that improve the quality of life inspecific fields of interest (health, education, environment, arts).Create your own fund - You may wish to establishyour own fund naming it whatever you wish,focusing on a particular organization, an idea, acommunity or leaving it open to change overtime. You can set up a fund to support causes youcare about during your lifetime and endow it tocontinue your vision for future generations. Youand others can contribute to your fund at anytime.Join OurLEGACYCircle$2.1millionAmount BTCFhas granted inscholarships over25 years – helping1800+ studentsthrough collegeGIVE LATERCreate a charitable estate plan - You can makearrangements to give after your lifetime. A keyfeature of many estate plans is a tax advantage toyou now for the commitment of a charitable giftlater through your will or trust. Your retirementplan assets are an ideal charitable tool – 100% taxfree when donated to the charitable causes youchoose.BTCF’S LEGACY CIRCLE HONORSthose who have chosen to shape theirlegacies through a future gift to BTCF.Membership gives the communityfoundation a chance to thank you now,providing recognition as well asopportunities to attend special events.Please contact BTCF if you have set asidea gift and wish to join our society offorward thinkers – donors who areplanning for our community’s future.YOU CAN GIVEa lasting legacy‘‘For many of my estate planning clients, Berkshire Taconic provides just the right vehicle toprovide for their favorite causes in perpetuity. BTCF helps donors articulate their goals, then makesit easy by customizing a fund to the client’s wishes. BTCF is a deep and knowledgeable resource.”VIRGINIA STANTON SMITH, ESQ., PARESE SABIN SMITH & GOLD, LLP, PITTSFIELD, MAberkshiretaconic.org 11