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Cash
The most common path
Direct cash gifts through everyday payment methods.
- Credit card
- Debit card
- ACH
A Storehouse Partner Resource
Ways to Give to the Storehouse
Generosity is not limited by liquidity. Through our financial platform partner WaterStone, partners can contribute virtually any kind of asset — with full fair-market-value tax deductions and zero capital gains.
"Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops." — Proverbs 3:9
Overview
Six Pathways to Give
Each pathway moves wealth into the Storehouse with full tax efficiency and zero administrative burden.
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Marketable Securities
Appreciated holdings
Stock, bonds, and mutual funds — avoid capital gains on appreciated holdings.
- Common, preferred, blue-chip stock
- Bonds: government, municipal, corporate
- Mutual funds: equity, bond, index
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Real Estate
Property gifted before sale
Residential, commercial, agricultural — contributed before a sale to eliminate capital gains.
- Investment homes & vacation property
- Commercial buildings & rentals
- Farmland, ranches, undeveloped land
- Partial interests, life estates, full title
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Business Interests
LLC, S-Corp, C-Corp, Partnership
Donate ownership before or during a sale. Avoid recognition of attributable income.
- LLC membership units
- S-Corp & C-Corp stock
- Limited partnership interests
- Pre-IPO and privately held shares
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Other Appreciated Assets
Beyond traditional gifts
Specialized assets WaterStone is built to handle.
- Oil & gas — working / royalty / mineral rights
- Cryptocurrency — Bitcoin, Ethereum & more
- Agricultural commodities, livestock, grain
- Life insurance, restricted stock, IP
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Planned Gifts
Income for life, legacy beyond
Charitable instruments that provide income for life with the remainder building the Storehouse.
- Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT)
- Charitable Pooled Trust (CPT)
- Charitable Gift Annuity (CGA)
- Bequests & beneficiary designations
From Asset to Impact
How a Gift Becomes Storehouse Capital
Every pathway flows through the same trusted, transparent process.
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Spirit-led leader
Contributes asset to WaterStone
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WaterStone
Custody, liquidation, full compliance
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Development Fund
Capital flows into the Wellspring Development Fund
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Community Fund
Matched into a local Community Wellspring Fund
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50–40–10
Distribution · Retention · Multiplication
Where to Start
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Have a conversation. We listen first — your situation, your assets, your sense of calling.
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Your advisor and ours connect. Tax, estate, and charitable strategies align around your goals.
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WaterStone handles execution. Asset transfer, liquidation, deduction documentation — all of it.
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Capital enters the Storehouse. Your gift begins its work in the communities God is restoring.
Community Transformation Wellspring, Inc. and WaterStone do not provide legal or tax advice. Those considering a gift should consult their own professional advisors regarding the specific tax consequences of any contribution.