Invest in the Future. #Invest in Your Community.

Centro Latino depends on donations made by both individuals and businesses. Your contribution is important for us to reach our goal to help over 3,000 individuals in Greater Pierce County each year. Since 1983, Centro Latino has recognized the potential that the Latino community has to offer the greater community. Despite our progress, many challenges still exist.

Latinos are the fastest growing minority in the U.S. and they struggle with:

These are areas of concern, not only for Hispanics, but for all citizens. Join us. Be part of the solution.

Donations to Centro Latino

Wills

Including Centro Latino in your will makes a powerful statement. It is a fact that most of us will be able to give more upon our passing than they we are able to give now. What better way is there to help your legacy live on than to help others in need? When you create or revise your will, you should seek the advice of an attorney. Our Executive Director is available to work with you and your attorney to discuss how to include Centro Latino in your estate plans. For more information about planned giving, check out the website of Leave a Legacy.

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Stocks & Bonds

Gifts of appreciated securities and stock can be one of the best and most advantageous ways of giving. If your gift of stock is one you have owned for more than a year, you may deduct the full fair market value of the stock as a charitable contribution, while avoiding all capital gains taxes.

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Real Estate

Real Estate is treated the same as gifts of appreciated stock. If you have owned the property for longer than a year you can deduct it as a charitable contribution at the fair market value of the real estate without paying capital gains.

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Insurance

Insurance policies that have outlived their original purpose can make a wonderful gift to Centro Latino. A retirement plan can name Centro Latino as beneficiary if you die before you receive any or all of your lifetime payments. To qualify, Centro Latino needs to become the owner and beneficiary. No incidents of ownership should be retained. If the policy is paid up, your charitable contribution is generally the replacement value or cost basis of the policy, whichever is less. Ongoing premiums paid on a gifted life insurance policy also qualify for charitable deductions.

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In-Kind Gifts

Gifts of tangible personal property related to the charity's exempt purposes are fully tax deductible at fair market value. Gifts of tangible personal property which do not relate to a charity's tax-exempt purposes are limited to cost basis for determining your tax deduction. Gifts of non-cash property of more than $500 must be reported to the IRS. If the gift is valued over $5,000, the item must have a "qualified appraisal" done 60 days before the gift is given until the due date for the return on which you report or claim the gift.

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Wish List

For more information contact:
Lisa Carrillo
Director of Finance
Phone: 253-572-7717

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