Confused by all the different gift types? This chart can help!.
Giving to the Museum of Science is easy when you know your options. To help you understand the benefits of each gift, we've made a simple interactive chart to help you compare and contrast up to three gift types at a time.
Select up to three gift types to compare.
Your Goal | Your Gift |
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A gift that pays fixed annual payments. | |
A trust that pays fixed annual payments. | |
A trust that pays variable annual payments. | |
A gift that reduces taxes upon your estate. | |
Give your home and continue to live there. | |
Give retirement assets to help avoid taxes. | |
A revocable gift upon your death. | |
Use insurance assets to help avoid taxes. | |
A gift that gives immediate benefits. | |
The simplest gift is a gift of cash. | |
Avoid taxes on the sale of real estate. | |