Designate Har HaShem as a beneficiary

Among the simplest ways to make a gift, you may designate Har HaShem as a beneficiary or a certain amount, a percentage or the entirety of a retirement plan or life insurance policy.

Retirement plan assets

• a tax-wise gift
• easy to contribute through a beneficiary designation (of a percentage or specific amount) documented on a form provided by your plan administrator
• if you are 70 ½ or older, you can avoid paying the deferred income tax and fulfill your required minimum distribution by donating up to $100,000 annually to qualified charities through the IRA Charitable Rollover

Life insurance

• can be donated as an outright gift of a new or existing policy by naming the charity as the owner and the beneficiary of the insurance contract (each premium payment is tax deductible as a charitable gift when you itemize)
• can be gifted through beneficiary designation of a percentage or specific amount on your policy holder’s form