You transfer a valuable painting, antiques, or other personal property to California Science Center.
California Science Center may hold and display the property or use it in the furtherance of its mission.
California Science Center may sell the property at some point in the future and use the proceeds for its mission.
Benefits
You receive an immediate income tax deduction for the appraised value of your gift and pay no capital gains tax, so long as the gift can be used by California Science Center to carry out its mission.
In certain cases, you can use personal property to fund a life-income gift that provides you and/or other loved ones with an income now and benefits California Science Center in the future.
Without using cash, you can make a gift that is immediately beneficial to California Science Center.
