You may give the real estate outright or retain the use of the property during your lifetime and make a planned gift.

You can make a gift of appreciated stock or securities to the Alexander City Schools Education Foundation

A bequest is a provision in your will to provide a gift to the Alexander City Schools Education Foundation after your death.

A gift of life insurance is an excellent way of making a substantial contribution. The simplest way to make a gift of life insurance is to name the Alexander City Schools Education Foundation as the beneficiary of the policy.

Giving through a Charitable Remainder Unitrust enables you to receive income for the rest of your life. The remainder will benefit your community. After funds are transferred into the trust, the trust pays you or someone you designate regular income payments. At the death of the beneficiary or after a designated number of years, the remaining assets in the trust transfer to the Alexander City Schools Education Foundation.

A charitable gift annuity allows you to make a valuable gift that pays you a guaranteed income. Through the use of an annuity contract, you transfer assets to the Alexander City Schools Education Foundation and you will receive periodic fixed payments for the rest of your life. A Charitable Gift Annuity can reduce estate assets and may reduce estate taxes.

Many companies offer employees a matching gift benefit that doubles – and, in some cases, even triples your gift to the Alexander City Schools Education Foundation. Check with your company’s human resources department, and send in the proper forms when you make your gift.

You can make a donation to the Alexander City Schools Education Foundation in memory or honor of someone. Simply fill out that portion of the online giving form or note that when you send in your gift.