Non-Cash Giving

Give more, more wisely

By donating long-term, appreciated assets such as stocks, real estate, and business interests before the sale, you can potentially reduce taxes and send more to charities.

You probably dream of giving significantly more to the charities you love, but often that seems out of reach. With non-cash giving at NCF, it’s possible.

You transfer part or all your asset to NCF before the sale, thereby reducing or eliminating capital gains taxes, and then we liquidate the asset at the right time. The net proceeds go to your Giving Fund, which you can use to go online to send more to the causes you love.

  • Less to taxes – You typically receive a tax deduction for the fair-market value of your gift.
  • More to charity – The capital gains taxes you save from giving directly means more goes to support charities.
  • Personal savings – Because you receive the full tax deduction, you’ll see significant savings on your income tax returns.

Assets you can give

Whether you’re passionate about Christian education or ending homelessness, you can do more for the causes you love by giving almost any kind of appreciated non-cash asset.

  • Appreciated securities – Stocks, bonds, mutual funds

  • Business interests – Ownership in closely-held businesses, LPs, LLCs, or S-Corp

  • Real estate – Land, houses, or other property

  • Investments – Private equity & hedge fund

  • Personal property – Royalties, copyrights, patents, or precious metals like gold

  • Estate gifts – proceeds from wills, trusts, or life insurance policies

  • Retirement plans – 401K, IRAs, or pension plans

An example of giving assets instead of cash

This table shows the impact of giving a 3% non-voting interest in a $10M family business (S-corp), with $1 million of K-1 income.

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NCF by the numbers

$18 billion

in grants to charities since 1982

With hearts set on getting money to charities fast, the NCF community of givers annually recommends grants at twice the rate of other major donor-advised fund providers.

NCF by the numbers

350

team members ready to serve

Every day, our local NCF teams serve givers, advisors, charities, and churches with the expert guidance and the most innovative giving solutions available today.

NCF by the numbers

90,000

charities and churches supported

From youth ministry to homelessness, evangelism to adoption, human trafficking to disaster relief, the causes NCF givers support are as endless as the imagination.

NCF by the numbers

$6 billion

in complex gifts received

With an in-house team of expert attorneys, CPAs, and charitable professionals, we've received more than 3,000 complex gifts such as business interests and real estate.