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            <h1 class="vgpage_title pg-page-title">Charitable Gift Annuity</h1>
        

    
        <p class="pg-lede"><strong><i>With a charitable gift annuity, you can make a gift and receive guaranteed payments for life.</i></strong></p>
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        <li>You transfer cash or securities. If you are 70 <span class="pg-frac pg-half-frac">&frac12;</span> or older, you can make a one-time, tax-free qualified charitable distribution of up to $54,000 from your IRA to fund a CGA.</li>


        <li>Our minimum gift requirement is <span class="pg-gift-minimum  pg-cga-gift-minimum">$10,000</span>.</li>


        <li>You, yourself and a spouse, or any two beneficiaries you name, will receive fixed payments for life.</li>


                <li class="vg_cga_age">Beneficiaries are recommended to be at least 65 years of age at the time of the gift.</li>
        

                <li>The remaining balance passes to the Virginia Living Museum when the contract ends.</li>
        

        

        <li>You can also create a life income gift through your IRA. <a href="/new-incentives">Discover more here</a>.</li>
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        <li>Receive dependable payments for yourself or loved ones - <a href="/cga/higher-rates">see today’s rates</a>.</li>
        <li>Payments never change.</li>
        <li>A portion of your gift is tax-deductible, if you itemize.</li>
        <li>If you create a gift annuity using appreciated stock or mutual fund shares you may also save on capital gains taxes.</li>
        <li>A portion of your annuity payment will be tax-free for a number of years.</li>
                <li>Are you a younger donor? Consider a <a href="/deferred-gift-annuity">deferred gift annuity</a>.</li>
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