11
March | April | 2016 CCIM.com
in this area, you may become viewed as the
"real estate gif ing resource" in your market,
resulting in business opportunities and valu-
able public relations exposure for your work.
Mary Stark-Hood, JD, CFP, is president of the
Hood Group, Inc. and currently serves as a
consultant to the CCIM Foundation. Contact
her at maryshood@comcast.net.
This article is
sponsored by the
CCIM Foundation
@ www.ccimef.org.
Making Transactions Happen With Real
Estate Gifting: April 12 and April 14
As part of its mission as a resource for real estate gifting, CCIM
Foundation has provided the funds, resources, and expertise to help
create a course specifi cally devoted to real estate charitable donations.
"Making Transactions Happen With Real Estate Gifting," a Ward Center
course offered as two, two-hour sessions on April 12 and April 14,
presents real estate gifting case studies taught by experts who explain
and quantify the vast potential for the real estate gifting sector. To
register, go to www.ccim.com/education or see the Ward Center ad on
p. 41 of this issue.
CCIM Foundation is providing this course as a benefi t to CCIMs, the
Institute, and the nonprofi t industry. The Foundation provides services
for commercial real estate professionals and nonprofi t organizations
to help with the gifting process. In addition, the CCIM Foundation can
be a recipient of real estate gifts in their entirety, or on a shared basis
with other qualifi ed organizations. For more details about the Real
Estate Gifting Program, visit RealEstateGifting.org.
Maximize your tax savings while making the greatest charitable impact to the CCIM Foundation.
Did you know?
TAX BENEFITS OF TRANSFERRING AN APPRECIATED STOCK TO THE
CCIM FOUNDATION COULD BE SUBSTANTIAL.
If you own stocks with large unrealized gains in taxable accounts, there is a valuable tax strategy to consider.
The tax planning benefits of donating appreciated shares of stock result in two tax benefits:
The CCIM Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Deducting the amount of the charitable donation AND
Avoiding the unrealized gains on the appreciated shares
To find out how to quickly and easily make a stock donation to the CCIM Foundation visit
www.ccimef.org/give-now.asp