Ways to Give

A gift in the form of cash or check and the donor receives an immediate tax deduction. Credit card gifts or payments may be made online by clicking the Give Online button below.

• Defined as real property or interest in real property such as land or physical structures
• Immediate fair market value charitable deduction and avoidance of capital gains tax

If you are making an end-of-the-year gift to SBA, please be aware that it must be postmarked no later than December 31st.

Planned giving is a way to contribute to SBA using estate-planning vehicles.

• Publicly traded Securities and Mutual Funds - readily marketable securities
• Closely Held Securities- securities in privately-held companies
• Immediate fair market value charitable deduction and avoidance of capital gains tax.
• With all transfers, consulting with your Financial Advisor is recommended. 

Please contact our Chief Financial Officer, Erin Martin (423.892.2319 ext. 2203), to learn more about Securities giving. 

SBA gratefully receives gifts of appreciated assets, such as securities.  Often a gift of appreciated stock offers tax benefits to the donor.  Not only can the donor take a charitable deduction for the current, full fair-market value of the stock, capital gains tax can also be avoided on the appreciation.

Viewed another way, you may be able to give more than you thought possible when the tax ramifications are considered.  The benefit to SBA is the same whether you give cash or stock but the tax savings to yield is likely to be greater if you give appreciated stock.