Outright Gift of Real Estate
Transforming Realty to Gift Reality
Want to make a big gift to the University of Michigan without touching your bank account? Consider a gift of real estate. Such a generous gift helps us continue providing U-M students with a quality education for years to come. Not to mention a gift of real estate also helps you.
When you give U-M appreciated property you have held longer than one year, you qualify for a federal income tax charitable deduction. This eliminates capital gains tax. Plus, you no longer have to deal with that property's maintenance costs, property taxes or insurance.
Please contact the Office of Planned Giving at (734) 615-2022 or giving2@umich.edu for additional information before making a gift of real estate.
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Janet purchased a rental property years ago and has watched it grow steadily in value. Still active in her career and traveling frequently, she's beginning to find management of the property more and more of a hassle. At this stage of her life, Janet has decided to move to a 55+ condominium development, where all exterior maintenance is provided and she doesn't have to worry about security issues. Janet sees this as an opportunity to give her rental property to an institution she's passionate about, like U-M, while realizing valuable tax benefits.
Janet avoids capital gains tax on the appreciation and qualifies for a federal income tax charitable deduction of $250,000, which is for the property's fair market value today. She is able to claim 30 percent of her $200,000 adjusted gross income, or $60,000, in the year of the gift. In the five years following, she can continue to use up the remaining $190,000 deduction. Janet is happy in her new condo and loves knowing that the gift of her property will make a big difference to U-M students.