Related Use Requirements for Charitable Gifts of Personal Property

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To obtain a full, fair-market-value deduction for your gift of personal property, the items you give us must relate to our overall charitable purpose and functions. A gift of unrelated property, or a gift that you instruct us to liquidate immediately for cash, will return a deduction for just your cost basis in the assets.

We will work with you and your advisors on this point as you consider a personal property gift.

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