Charitable
Gift Annuities
A Charitable Gift Annuity with Big Bend Conservancy allows you to convert appreciated assets, such as stocks or real estate, into reliable, fixed income for life. You’ll enjoy steady quarterly payments and the satisfaction of knowing your gift will help protect Big Bend for generations to come.
How It Works
When you establish a Charitable Gift Annuity with Big Bend Conservancy, you make a gift that benefits both you and the park.
You make a donation, often of cash, securities, or other appreciated assets, to Big Bend Conservancy.
Your gift is placed in a separately maintained reserve account and invested to support future payments.
Based on your age (or ages, if you and a spouse give together), you receive fixed quarterly payments for life.
After your lifetime, the remainder of your gift supports Big Bend Conservancy’s mission to preserve and protect Big Bend National Park.
Most donors qualify for an immediate charitable income tax deduction at the time of the gift. In many cases, a portion of each payment may also be partially tax-free for a period of time, depending on your circumstances.
A Charitable Gift Annuity combines the dependability of lifetime income with the enduring satisfaction of knowing you are helping conserve one of our nation’s most extraordinary landscapes.
Example
Bill and Laura Wilson have spent decades exploring the trails and desert vistas of Big Bend National Park. As they entered retirement, they wanted a way to give back to the place that had given them so much, while maintaining dependable income for their future.
After consulting their financial advisor, the Wilsons established a Charitable Gift Annuity with Big Bend Conservancy, funding it with $50,000 in appreciated stock. The arrangement provides them with fixed quarterly payments for life, as well as an immediate charitable income tax deduction. Because Big Bend Conservancy is tax-exempt, the remainder of their gift will fully support the Conservancy’s work after their lifetimes.
For Bill and Laura, the gift annuity offers peace of mind today and the comfort of knowing their love for Big Bend will endure for generations to come.
Interested in receiving more information?
Please email Loren Riemer, our Executive Director, at director@bigbendconservancy.org and express that you're interested in learning more about planned giving and you were looking at charitable gift annuities.
We'd love to work with you!