Donations to the Σ Chapter
Forms of Donation:
Paypal: We accept PayPal funds where you can donate by Credit Card even if you do not have a PayPal account. You can go to the right side of the page and click on the Paypal Verified icon under Donate to the Σ Chapter.
Securities: In most cases, gifts of appreciated securities may be deducted at full market value as of the date you make the gift, and the donor does not have to pay capital gains taxes. Gifts of appreciated stock are most easily handled by the Chapter and should not be sold prior to transfer. Stocks can usually be transferred electronically. If you wish to give a gift of depreciated stock, you should first sell it and give the proceeds to the Chapter. You can then use the loss to offset any gains and also claim a charitable deduction.
Real Estate: Gifts of real property may be deeded to the Chapter for the benefit of the Alpha Chi Sigma, providing significant tax advantages to the donor in most cases. It is also possible to deed a property to the Chapter and continue to occupy it for life.
Life Income Gifts: A number of options are available by which you may transfer assets to a trust (to be managed either by the Chapter or a trustee of your choosing) and receive income for yourself and/or a designated beneficiary for life, as well as immediate tax benefits. The Chapter ultimately receives the trust property.
Bequests: A fixed amount of a percentage of your estate may be designated for the benefit of the Chapter in your will or living trust.
IRA Rollovers: Until December 31, 2007, you can transfer a gift from your IRA account direct to the Chapter without first paying taxes if you will be 70.5 or older by that date
Matching gifts: Hundreds of firms match their employees' (and sometimes retirees') contributions on a 1:1, 2:1, or even 3:1 basis. If your company has such a policy, forms - either hard copy or electronic, to assure that your gift will be matched - can be obtained from your personnel or employee relations office. Matching gifts are added to your individual gift in dtermining the donor club to which you belong.
Companies that we know have matched "tax deductible" contributions to the Fraternity include:
Amgen
ATK Alliant Techsystems
Albemarle Co.
Allied Signal
Altria Group
Arco Foundation
BP America
Celanese Americas
CPC International
Digital
Duracell
Exxon Mobil
Genetech
Heublein
Hoffman-LaRouche
Kellogg Co.
Kimberly-Clark
Lubrizol
Lyondell
Mallinckrodt, Inc
National Starch & Chemical
Pfizer
Quantum
Saint Goban
Searle
Textron Charitable Trust
Tyco
Unilever
Xerox
Zibex
