As Nevada charitable planning attorneys, there are a variety of charitable planning techniques: 

• Gifts of Appreciated Assets allow you to transfer all appreciation and avoid capital gains tax by donating appreciated stock, appreciated real estate, or other appreciated assets.
• Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) can be used now to set up control over when and how funds are distributed.  
• Charitable Remainder Trusts (CRTs) provide you income during your life and then pass the remainder onto a charity upon your death.  
• Charitable Lead Trusts (CLTs) work well for families that already receive too much income because the trust shifts income now to charity for a number of set years and then reverts back to your heirs.    
• Private Foundations allow a long-term philanthropic vehicle under your family’s name.

This obviously is not a comprehensive list, but charitable planning takes time and should be done prior to passing away to gain the greatest federal income tax benefits.  Waiting until you pass away provides very little federal income tax deductions which means we missed giving more assets to the desired charity and more went to the federal and state government.