2025 YEAR-END GIVING DEADLINES

🏠 Real Estate, Business Interests: START EARLY
These have legal and appraisal requirements that take time.

📊 Stocks & Mutual Funds
DECEMBER 31
Start transfer early December.

🎁 Giving Tuesday
DECEMBER 2

🎉 Bayside’s Big Giving Weekend
DECEMBER 6 & 7

₿ Crypto Currency
11:59PM, DECEMBER 31

📞 Donor Advised Funds
DECEMBER 31
Gift needs to be completed with the Donor Advised Fund by deadline.

💵 Cash Gifts
DECEMBER 31

🌐 Online Gifts
11:59PM, DECEMBER 31

📩 Checks
DECEMBER 31
Checks need to be received, or postmarked by deadline.

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HOW TO MAXIMIZE GIVING

Here are ways to increase giving, reduce tax liability, and maximize impact.

Stocks or Assets
Giving through appreciated assets (stocks, property, or business interests) for greater tax impact and kingdom impact. Donating long-term appreciated securities avoids capital gains tax. Donors can contribute residential, commercial, or land holdings. In addition, donors can contribute closely held business interests before sale.

Open a Donor Advised Fund (DAF)
A DAF is a charitable giving account that allows you to contribute cash, stocks, or other assets to receive an immediate tax deduction, while the funds grow tax-free and you advise on distributions to IRS-qualified public charities over time.

Create or Update Your Estate
In many cases, the most significant gift you make is through your estate. Notifying the churches and nonprofits included in your estate helps to honor your intention and to steward your impact.

Open Appreciated Crypto Currency
If you’ve held cryptocurrency for more than 12 months, donating it directly to your church can allow you to avoid the capital gains tax you would normally pay if you sold it.

Open Qualified Charitable Distributions
Individuals over 70 and ½ can give up to $100K from their required minimum distribution without the income tax. Giving directly to a charity from the retirement funds can greatly bless other through your church and decrease liability.

Open Charitable Gift Annuities
Provide lifetime fixed income payments to the donor (or beneficiaries) in exchange for a charitable gift. Attractive for donors seeking both income and legacy impact.

Open Charitable Remainder Trust
Donors transfer assets into a trust, receive income for life/term of years, and the church receives the remainder. Offers income tax deduction, possible estate tax savings, and capital gains deferral.