Ways to Give

To make a gift via phone or ask a question please call 1-800-728-5653 ext. 4, 9am – 5pm EST, Monday – Friday.

Print this form and mail it in with a personal check, money order, or credit card information.

Please make checks payable to Guideposts.
Guideposts
100 Reserve Road, Suite E200
Danbury, CT 06810

Create your legacy with a bequest, annuity, trust, or life insurance gift.

When you give through your estate, you are forging your life legacy with our ministry and ensuring we are here for future generations.

Download the free booklet Planning for the Future here.

Please call 1-800-728-5653, ext. 3, or email plannedgiving@guideposts.org with any questions.

Giving by Bequest
Making a bequest through your will is one of the easiest ways to remember loved ones and the organizations you care about most. You may choose from several options to make a bequest to Guideposts.

• We have partnered with FreeWill and using their online tool, you can write a legal will for free in 20 minutes or less. Go to www.freewill.com/guideposts to get started.
• If you prefer to do it on your own, the simplest way to make a gift is to add the following language to your will, naming Guideposts as beneficiary: “I give, devise and bequeath ________ (a certain sum, a percentage of the estate, or the remainder of the estate) to Guideposts.”

Charitable Trusts
When you make a provision for Guideposts in your trust, you can simply leave a legacy. Gifts through a trust can be made in a fixed amount, as a percentage of your estate, or as a residue after gifts to loved ones.

Guideposts will serve as a trustee of a trust with a minimum principal amount of $100,000 for charitable remainder trusts or $250,000 for charitable lead trusts.

Charitable Gift Annuities
A Guideposts Charitable Gift Annuity allows you to make a gift now, gain tax benefits, and receive payments for life. This well-established and IRS-approved form of giving helps you boost your retirement income while supporting Guideposts. Annuity rates are fixed for your lifetime. Guideposts pays a competitive rate. Upon the death of the named annuitant(s), the remainder is distributed to the ministry programs of Guideposts. The minimum Charitable Gift Annuity amount is $20,000.

Life Insurance
Gifting a life insurance policy is an ideal way to make a gift that will be larger than what you paid for it. You would need to make Guideposts the owner and beneficiary of the policy and pay any remaining premiums. Your charitable deduction depends on the status of the policy, whether it is paid in full, or if premiums are still due.

Bypass capital-gains tax and increase your charitable deduction with a gift of securities.

Help us reach millions who depend on our ministries to provide hope and faith in their daily lives.

With your gift of appreciated stock you receive a tax deduction for the fair market value of the stock on the date of the gift and avoid paying any capital gains tax on the increase in value of the stock.

To download the stock transfer form click here.

Or, if you prefer to work directly with your broker, all securities for DTC free delivery should be delivered to:
Vanguard
DTC #0062
Account #51819976
Name: Guideposts
Tax ID Number: 23-7442277
Address: Guideposts, 100 Reserve Road Suite E200, Danbury, CT 06810

It’s important to notify us that your stock gift was made to Guideposts. We would like to acknowledge and credit it appropriately.

Guideposts’ supporters age 70½ or older are eligible to give a tax-free gift directly from their IRA to make an immediate impact on our work.

Retirement plans may create an income tax problem for heirs. Leaving all, or a percentage, of your retirement plan to Guideposts may offer a tax savings to your estate. Simply name Guideposts as a beneficiary of your retirement plan.

Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs), also known as IRA Charitable Rollovers, are a smart way for individuals to use their IRAs to maximize their charitable impact.

Please call 1-800-728-5653, ext. 3, or email plannedgiving@guideposts.org for more information on IRA contributions.

Make a gift from your DAF directly to Guideposts.

Help us provide support, inspiration, and hope to people of all ages, from all walks of life.

When you contribute assets to a donor-advised fund (DAF), you are generally eligible to take an immediate tax deduction and avoid capital gains tax on appreciated assets. You can use these funds to support Guideposts. Your DAF gifts may be sent to:

Guideposts
100 Reserve Road, Suite E200
Danbury, CT 06810

For more information and assistance with Donor Advised Funds, please call us at 800-728-5653 ext. 3, or email philanthropy@guideposts.org.

Honor a loved one with a gift of hope.

Many people make gifts to Guideposts in honor or memory of loved ones.

To make a memorial or tribute gift by mail please download this form and mail it to:
Guideposts
100 Reserve Road, Suite E200
Danbury, CT 06810