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Gifts of Life Insurance: FAQs

How do I arrange a gift from my life insurance?Layer Closed

Simply contact your life insurance company and request a Change of Beneficiary/Ownership Form. Designate Operation Mobilization as the new owner and beneficiary of your policy.

What are the tax implications of a gift of life insurance?Layer Closed

If you give your policy to us while you are still alive, you will receive an immediate income tax deduction for the current value of the policy. In order for you to get this deduction when the charity is the policy owner, you make donations to Operation Mobilization so we have funds to pay the insurance premiums. Put another way, the donor covers the premium payments that the charity now makes on the gifted policy by making regular additional monetary gifts to the charity. If you retain ownership of the policy, benefits payable to us at death can save you federal and state estate taxes depending on the size of your estate and your state of domicile.


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Make donations of Stock Shares

  • Make donations of Stock Shares
    Operation Mobilization USA (OM) is happy to receive gifts of stock shares of publicly traded companies. In order to do this, please instruct your broker to transfer the shares to OM’s broker as follows:
    Wells Fargo Advisors DTC # 0141
    Account # 4181-5468
    Phone: 503-603-2141
    Broker: W. Todd Frye
    OM's Tax ID: 22-2513811
    OM will send you a letter acknowledging your gift, including the name of the stock, number of shares and the date OM received the stock into its account. It is OM’s general policy to sell the stock shortly after the gift is made. OM will not report value, which is standard practice for Gifts-in-Kind. Please consult your tax advisor for deductibility and record keeping.
  • Per OM USA Board policy, OM USA accepts gifts subject to donor designations. However, in accordance with IRS requirements, all gifts are given to and must be treated as belonging fully to Operation Mobilization and are subject to its control. The IRS requires that OM have the power to modify any restriction or designation if, in its sole judgment, such restriction becomes, in effect, unnecessary, incapable of fulfillment or inconsistent with the charitable purpose of Operation Mobilization.

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