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Individual Giving

Grant wishes.  Make dreams come true.  Special Olympics changes lives by benefiting more than 10,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities across our Commonwealth and impacts communities in many powerful ways.  

Your gift to Special Olympics Virginia is vital to making this transformation possible and changing views about people with intellectual disabilities.  We use sports as a catalyst to change society’s perceptions and treatment of people with intellectual disabilities.  There are many ways you can contribute including:

  • Cash
  • Stock
  • Planned Estate Giving
  • Appreciated Securities
  • Life Insurance Gifts
  • Personal Property Gifts
  • Real Estate Gifts
  • Individual Retirement Plans
  • Gift Annuities 
  • Charitable Remainder Unitrusts
  • Charitable Bargain Sale
  • Charitable Lead Trusts
  • Charitable Remainder Annuity Trusts
  • Pooled Income Fund

We hope you will become a Special Olympics Virginia donor. To learn more about ways to partner with us, e-mail David Thomason, Vice President of Advancement, or call him at 804.726.3033 or 800.932.4653 x3033.  You can also refer to our Individual Giving Levels.  

Depending on assets and the gift arrangement, a donor can expect some or all of the following benefits:

  • Reduce income tax through a deduction for the gift
  • Avoid capital gain tax on the gifts of long-term appreciated property
  • Retain a stream of payments for life for the donor and other beneficiaries
  • Increase disposable income
  • Eliminate federal estate tax on property passing to charity upon donor’s death
  • Fulfill philanthropic goals
  • Reduce cost and time in estate settlement