Hills & Dales accepts gifts made with cash or by check and credit card. You can make a gift through the website (above), or by mailing a check to: Hills & Dales, 1011 Davis Street, Dubuque, IA 52001

If you would like assistance using your credit card to make a gift, please call 563-556-7878.

Stocks, bonds, or other forms of securities that have appreciated in value are the next most common form of gift. The tax advantages to the individual make them highly attractive. Money market funds also make excellent gifts. Please contact our office or your financial advisor to make a gift. We can be reached at 563-556-7878 or by email at dalthoff@hillsdales.org

Please see your tax advisor, accountant, investment strategist or lawyer to make donation decisions that impact your taxable income, tax deductions and/or investment strategies.

1. A bequest: make Hills & Dales a beneficiary in a new or revised will or add a codicil to an existing will.

2. A future gift form an IRA, pension or other qualified plan: name Hills & Dales as a beneficiary of such plans.

3. A gift annuity agreement: enter into an agreement with Hills & Dales for a charitable gift annuity or a deferred gift annuity to provide a life income for one or two lives.

4. Insurance policies: Make Hills & Dales the sole or partial beneficiary of a life insurance policy. You could also gift ownership of a policy to Hills & Dales for an immediate tax deduction.

5. A Trust: a charitable unitrust or annuity trust can benefit you, the donor, today and Hills & Dales in the future. A revocable trust arrangement can also benefit Hills & Dales in the future.

6. A life estate: make a gift to Hills & Dales of your home or farmland, retaining the use of the property during your lifetime.

Employee matching gifts are donations an employer makes to match its employees’ charitable contributions.

Employee matching gifts are often dollar-for dollar, but some companies will give double or even triple the original donation. Some companies may also give matching gifts for employees’ volunteer efforts.

Procedures vary with each company. Typically, individuals must submit forms to their employers. They usually can get more information about matching gift benefits from their human resources department.

This State of Iowa program allows donors to endowed funds benefiting a nonprofit in Iowa a state income tax credit of 25% of the donation, up to $100,000 annually.

For more information about how you can access the Endow Iowa Tax Credit program, please contact the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque or the Quad Cities Community Foundation.