Lean on us: Five reasons to call Kitsap Community Foundation

In today’s unpredictable economy and legislation, turn to the expert team at Kitsap Community Foundation—perhaps now more than ever.

If you’ve already established a donor-advised or other type of fund at KCF, you’re familiar with many of the ways we make charitable giving easy, flexible, and effective so that you can achieve your goals for improving the quality of life in our community as well as fulfilling your own estate planning and financial objectives.

Not quite sure when to reach out to our team? If any of these situations apply to you, drop us an email or give us a call!

You promised yourself in 2024 that you’ll never again get caught in a year-end crunch.

The last few months of the year are always hectic with holiday activities. When you layer on the added stress of tax planning and completing the charitable giving plans you set back in January, you might tip the scales from hectic to chaos! We can help you organize your year-end charitable giving early, allowing you to achieve both your financial and philanthropic goals.

You’re concerned about recent drops in funding to local charities, but you’re not quite sure about what you can do to help.

Kitsap Community Foundation is our region’s home for charitable giving. That means we’ve got a finger on the pulse of our community’s needs and the nonprofits that are addressing them. Our team can provide information about program cuts that have left people in our community vulnerable and share ideas and recommendations for how you can help fill the gaps.

Your tax advisor has suggested that 2025 is an important year to increase your charitable donations. Still, you don’t want your gifts to favorite charities to suddenly spike and then drop again.

For the small percentage of people who itemize deductions on their individual income tax returns, 2025 may indeed present opportunities. We are happy to work with you and your tax advisors to structure gifts to a donor-advised or other type of fund at KCF to ensure that you’re leveraging tax advantages while also maintaining consistent support year after year for the causes you care about.

You’re considering selling commercial property or private business interests, and you’ve heard that charitable gifts can be an effective component of the transaction if structured correctly.

Many people do not realize until it’s too late that they can give real estate or closely held stock to a fund at KCF well in advance of a future sale and achieve significant tax benefits while also setting aside charitable dollars to make a positive difference in the community, either immediately or across generations. Before you and your advisors put any pen to paper on the disposition of real estate or private business interests, please reach out!

You’re updating your estate plan and want to give, but have not chosen a charity.

Please reach out to our team whenever you update your estate plan or related financial documents, such as beneficiary designations on IRAs, life insurance policies, or retirement accounts. Our team is happy to work with your advisors to deploy our flexible tools to round out your estate plan and make sure you’re exploring the tax benefits of using various types of assets to fund your charitable intentions.

We are here to support your journey of charitable giving. To discuss starting a fund or exploring your options, contact us today—we look forward to helping you achieve your goals!