Other giving options

If you have appreciated securities (stocks, bonds, mutual funds) that you have owned for at least one year, consider contributing them as a gift to United Way of Williamson County. It's a generous and smart way to invest in the health and vitality of our community. Other ways to support the community might a long-term endowment through your will or charitable trust.

For more information, contact Sarah Carriker at sarah@unitedway-wc.org or 512-255-6799.

Some of the benefits of giving securities:

Avoid capital gains taxes
By contributing securities that have appreciated in value to United Way, you avoid the capital gains taxes you would otherwise owe if you sold the securities for your personal benefit.
Take a charitable tax deduction
For federal income tax purposes (including alternative minimum tax purposes), you can deduct the value of the securities on the date of your contribution. The net value of your contribution is the average between the high- and low-quoted selling price on the date that the securities passed from your control. Your gift will be acknowledged in writing by United Way for tax purposes.
Give a larger gift
A gift of stock may allow you to make a larger charitable contribution than would be possible with cash or payroll deduction.