Become a Change Maker!

Cash or Pledges
Make your gift online at foundation.gcccd.edu/donate or call us at (619) 644-7109. You can choose to make a one-time gift, spread out your gift into scheduled payments, or make a sustaining gift. Checks should be made payable to:
Foundation for Grossmont & Cuyamaca Colleges
8800 Grossmont College Drive
El Cajon, CA 92020

Bequests
A bequest is a legal provision made by will or living trust, through which you can name FGCC as the recipient of a testamentary trust or a specific dollar amount, percentage, or piece of property.

Gifts of Retirement Assets
By naming FGCC as a beneficiary of your retirement plan assets, such as your IRA or 401(K), you may reduce the size of your estate and potential income tax exposure to your heirs.

Gifts of Real Estate
You can gift your property outright or use it to create lifetime income for you and your loved ones. Or you may decide to give the property to FGCC yet continue using it during your lifetime. By entering into a retained life estate arrangement, you deed the property to FGCC now and retain the right to life occupancy for yourself, your spouse, or other beneficiaries.

Gifts of Life Insurance
By making FGCC the owner and beneficiary of a life insurance policy, you may take an income tax deduction based on the value of the paid premiums.

Gift Annuities
In return for a gift of cash or appreciated securities, you receive a fixed annual income for yourself and/or another beneficiary. Not only will you receive a sizable charitable income tax deduction, but a portion of your quarterly income payments will be tax-free. If funded with appreciated securities, the capital gains tax may be reduced.

Charitable Remainder Trusts
These trusts can be established with gifts of cash or appreciated property, such as real estate or stock. You and your designated beneficiaries receive income of at least five percent for life or a term of years. The annuity trust provides a fixed dollar amount yearly; the unitrust pays a variable income, based on an agreed fixed percentage of the trust’s market worth, valued annually.