Smarter Ways to Give

Explore creative and meaningful ways to support Chicagoland Prison Outreach—while maximizing the impact of your generosity and aligning your giving with your values.

Smart & Powerful Giving

Planned gifts offer you smart and creative ways to support CPO – often while benefitting your family, too.

By understanding the available options, you can multiply the results of your generosity in ways that are simple, flexible, cost-effective and powerful.

 

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Gifts that reduce taxes

Give Stocks, Real Estate and Other Assets

You may be able to increase your potential impact –and reduce your taxes – by giving non-cash assets.

Examples of non-cash assets:
• Stock or marketable securities
• Real estate
• Business interests
• Farm commodities
• Tangible personal property

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Gifts in a Will

By including charitable giving in your will, you model to your loved ones a legacy of generosity.

You also help ensure CPO continues to make a difference well beyond your lifetime.

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Gifts that Pay You Income

Lifetime income gifts are wonderful solutions for Christians who wish to give in a substantial way, but are concerned about having enough retirement income.

You can give cash or other property, and receive steady income for the rest of your life. The remainder will benefit CPO.

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Gifts from Your IRA

Individuals ages 70 ½ and older can make a sizable gift from an individual retirement account (IRA) to CPO and receive significant tax benefits in return.


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Learn how you can multiply the impact of your generosity in smart and powerful ways. Call Dave Sherwood at 708-331-3301 or email [email protected].