WAYS TO GIVE

Your support at any level is sincerely appreciated and all donations will receive online acknowledgement as Campaign for the Coolidge supporter. There are many ways to make your gift to the Campaign for the Coolidge, from outright cash gifts online or by mail to tax-advantageous gifts of stocks and IRA funds. Gifts can be one-time, recurring, or paid in installments over up to three years. If you have questions about making a multi-year pledge, naming opportunities, gifts of securities, or legacy gifts, please contact development@coolidge.org or 617-734-2501.

donate online

Using our online donation form, you can make a one-time gift or choose to set up a monthly recurring donation.

donate by mail

You can also contribute via checks or donor advised funds. Checks should be made payable to the Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation. Designate gift allocation to “Campaign for the Coolidge” and mail to:

Coolidge Corner Theatre
Attn: Campaign for the Coolidge
290 Harvard Street
Brookline, MA 02446

DONATE APPRECIATED SECURITIES

You may find it more advantageous to give securities that have appreciated in value. Securities can include closely held or publicly traded stock, and mutual fund shares. If you sell appreciated securities you will incur a taxable gain. By giving the Coolidge Corner Theatre securities that have been held more than 12 months, you receive a double tax benefit:

1. You avoid capital gains tax on the appreciation, and

2. You receive a charitable income tax deduction for the full fair market value of the assets.

Gifts of appreciated securities are deductible up to 30% of adjusted gross income. A gift in excess of that can be carried forward as a deduction for up to five additional years.

Please contact development@coolidge.org or 617-734-2501 for further instructions on how to donate via appreciated securities.

DONATE VIA YOUR INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT (IRA)

Congress recently enacted a law that allows you to make a tax-free gift to the Coolidge from your Individual Retirement Account. Known as the IRA Charitable Rollover, or the Qualified Charitable Distribution, this law is now permanent. You can make annual gifts from your IRA and avoid taxes you would have paid for such distributions.

What you need to know:

• You must be 70 ½ or older at the time of the gift.

• You can transfer up to $100,000 directly from your IRA. This opportunity applies only to IRAs and not to other types of retirement plans.

• You can only transfer the funds outright to qualified charities. The legislation does not permit direct transfers to charitable trusts, donor-advised funds, charitable gift annuities, or supporting organizations.

Please contact development@coolidge.org or 617-734-2501 for further instructions on how to donate via your individual retirement account.

OTHER WAYS TO GIVE