Assets You Can Give

Appreciated Securities
The IRS allows you one of its most significant tax breaks for gifts of appreciated securities.

Business Interests
Give the University of South Carolina or its affiliated Foundations an interest in a closely-held or family business.

Cash
Maximize your charitable deduction and deliver immediate benefits to the University of South Carolina or its affiliated Foundations.

Life Insurance

• New Policy - You can fund a future gift for us from your income instead of capital.
• Paid-Up Policy - Give us a policy whose coverage you no longer need.
• Gift-Replacement - Create a life-income gift for yourself; use insurance proceeds to restore the value of your gift to benefit your heirs.

Partnership Interests
Support the University of South Carolina or its affiliated Foundations by transferring an interest in a real estate or oil-and-gas partnership.

Personal Property
Donate books, artwork, or equipment and secure an income tax deduction.

Real Estate
Make a substantial gift to the University of South Carolina or its affiliated Foundations through a transfer of residential, commercial, or undeveloped real estate.

Retirement Plans
The balance of your retirement plan may be worth more when donated to the University of South Carolina or its affiliated Foundations than to your heirs.

The University of South Carolina
Office of Gift Planning
University Development
1600 Hampton Street, Suite 738
Columbia, SC 29208
Phone: (803) 777-4196
Fax: (803) 777-9708
Email: giftplan@mailbox.sc.edu