A charitable lead trust pays income to AARF PA for a certain period of years after your death.  Once that period is up, the trust principal passes to your family members or other heirs.  The trust is known as a charitable lead trust because the charity gets the first, or lead, interest.

A charitable remainder trust is the mirror image of the charitable lead trust.  Trust income is payable to your family members or other heirs for a period of years after your death or for the lifetime of one or more beneficiaries.  Then, the principal goes to AARF PA.  The trust is known as a charitable remainder trust because the charity gets the remainder interest.  Depending on which type of trust you use, the dollar value of the lead (income) interest or the remainder interest produces the estate tax charitable deduction.

Create a Charitable Trust Benefitting AARF PA

Another way for you to make charitable gifts is to create a charitable trust.  There are many types of charitable trusts, the most common of which include the charitable lead trust and the charitable remainder trust.