Creating Your Legacy of Hope

Fall 2023 Issue

Learn how your support makes breakthrough treatments and research possible. We hope you enjoy these stories.






Year-End Tax-Smart Ways to Give

The end of the year will be here before you know it. There are many ways to give that cost nothing today but will help fund lifesaving cancer research and innovative treatment breakthroughs in the future. Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) If you are 70½ or older, you can make a QCD of up to $100,000 to City of Hope. Giving directly to charity will reduce your adjustable gross income and lower your taxes. New for 2023: If you are 70½ or older, you can make a one-time, tax-free QCD of up to $50,000 from your IRA to City of Hope to fund a charitable gift annuity for you or another person of your choice. Rates are currently as high as 9.7%, depending on your age. Beneficiary Designation You most likely have a large percentage of your assets in one or more retirement accounts. These can be taxed at high rates when left to your heirs. Designating City of Hope as your beneficiary is an easy and tax-smart way to give. Appreciated Assets A gift of appreciated assets such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, even real estate, could help you reduce, defer or eliminate capital gains tax. Donor Advised Fund (DAF) A grant from your DAF is a convenient way to make a year-end gift to City of Hope and receive an immediate tax deduction.

Contact us at (800) 232-3314 or plannedgiving@coh.org to learn more about the financial benefits of a year-end gift to City of Hope.

Our planning experts would be happy to assist you.


We Are Here to Help You

If you would like assistance creating or expanding your personal legacy, please contact us at (800) 232-3314 or plannedgiving@coh.org. Our planning experts are here to help you in any way we can.

Give Hope this Giving Tuesday 2023

Kelly Lee with her daughter, Caitlin Herron. In June 2016, Caitlin, then age 12, was diagnosed with a form of leukemia so rare in adolescents that only a handful of children had ever been diagnosed with it, and none had survived. After a national and international search, City of Hope found a donor for Caitlin, and she underwent a successful bone marrow transplant. In April 2017, Caitlin was declared cancer-free.

We appreciate your feedback!