Why do people like making planned gifts?
Planned gifts (most commonly a donation made in your will or trust) cost nothing today and allow you to make an incredible impact, which is why so many people choose to make them.
There are some other exciting but less common gifts — scroll down to learn more!
Popular gifts for the future
See what types of gifts many people choose to make. Many people make these to honor a loved one, to show what’s important in their life.
Gifts in a will or trust
Donations in your will or trust are (by far) the most popular type of planned gift. Learn more, or get help starting your will or trust – for free!
Beneficiary designations
Gifting assets not covered by your will — like 401(k) or IRA accounts — may help your heirs avoid unwanted taxes, even if you’re below the estate tax threshold.
Popular gifts for today
Many people love these donation options because they fit with their personal circumstances and financial goals.
Stocks and securities
Many people love donating stock or mutual funds because it may help them avoid paying capital gains taxes.
Qualified Charitable Distributions
Use your IRA to make tax-free gifts that benefit you and our mission.
Please let us know if you’ve already included us in your estate plans!
Letting us know is incredibly helpful to our team and helps to make sure your gift is used the way you want it to be. Thank you for this generous and meaningful commitment. We are truly grateful for your support.
Planned giving helps fuel CaringBridge’s mission
From the launch of the very first CaringBridge, we’ve been working toward a single vision: a world where no one goes through a health journey alone.
A donor-supported nonprofit founded in 1997, CaringBridge offers tools to share and document a health journey, simplify care coordination, and connect caregivers with a supportive community.
Frequently Asked Questions
When you use CaringBridge, you may be creating and maintaining a page on behalf of yourself or another person (“Individual Page”) or visiting and posting to an Individual Page created by someone else. By their very nature, these Individual Pages contain a great deal of personal information about the subject of the Individual Page and other individuals. For this reason, we allow the creator of an Individual Page to control the level of privacy they apply to their Individual Page. Our goal is to balance our users’ need to find each other and communicate information and support against our users’ desire for a measure of privacy.
CaringBridge is a digital health platform that makes it easy to share updates with everyone at the same time. A donor-supported nonprofit founded in 1997, the organization offers tools to share and document a health journey, simplify care coordination, and connect caregivers with a supportive community. By referring family caregivers and people on a health journey to create a CaringBridge, you empower them to tap into a community of care, strengthening their support network and fostering healing throughout their journey. We believe healing happens when we’re surrounded by loved ones.
Yes! Gifts of any size are deeply appreciated. Many people choose to leave a percentage of their estate, which scales up or down with your estate size.
Yes! Knowing in advance about your intentions is quite helpful to our staff, but you are always welcome to not share your gift.
We’ve partnered with FreeWill to help you make a will or trust at no cost to you. You can use this to complete your plans, or you may choose to use the same tools to get your affairs in order before visiting an attorney (who is likely to have a fee associated with finalizing your plans).
Yes. You are always free to revise or update your estate plans.
Yes! FreeWill will never share your personal information without your permission.
We’re here to help you meet your goals!
Our team would be happy to speak with you in confidence about your giving goals, with no obligation.
Already included us in your estate plan? Let us know