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

Five Pathways to Give

Each pathway moves wealth into the Storehouse with full tax efficiency and zero administrative burden.

01

Cash & Marketable Securities

The most common path

Direct cash gifts, stock, bonds, mutual funds. Avoid capital gains on appreciated holdings.

  • Cash, check, wire
  • Common, preferred, blue-chip stock
  • Bonds: government, municipal, corporate
  • Mutual funds: equity, bond, index
02

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
03

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
04

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
05

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.

  1. 1

    Spirit-led leader

    Contributes asset to WaterStone

  2. 2

    WaterStone

    Custody, liquidation, full compliance

  3. 3

    Development Fund

    Capital flows into the Wellspring Development Fund

  4. 4

    Community Fund

    Matched into a local Community Wellspring Fund

  5. 5

    50–40–10

    Distribution · Retention · Multiplication

Where to Start

  1. 1

    Have a conversation. We listen first — your situation, your assets, your sense of calling.

  2. 2

    Your advisor and ours connect. Tax, estate, and charitable strategies align around your goals.

  3. 3

    WaterStone handles execution. Asset transfer, liquidation, deduction documentation — all of it.

  4. 4

    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.