Charitable Remainder Unitrust

The remainder factor is the fraction of the funding amount of a planned gift that is considered a charitable contribution, expressed as a decimal. The remainder factor multiplied by the funding amount equals the value of the charitable contribution.

For example, if the remainder factor for a charitable remainder unitrust is .24561 and the unitrust is funded with $100,000, the value of the charitable contribution is .24561 x $100,000 or $24,561.

Publication 1458 is a book of federal tables used to compute charitable remainder unitrust deductions. The edition that contains tables based on Table2000CM is called Actuarial Values, Book 3B. It is available on the Web. The edition that contains tables based on Table 90CM is called Actuarial Values, Book Beta. The edition that contains tables based on Table 80CNSMT is called Actuarial Values, Book Alpha.

A net income charitable remainder unitrust ("unitrust") is a gift plan defined by federal tax law that allows a donor to provide income to herself and/or others while making a generous gift to charity. The income may continue for the lifetimes of the beneficiaries, a fixed term of not more than 20 years, or a combination of the two.

A charitable remainder unitrust ("unitrust") is a gift plan defined by federal tax law that allows a donor to provide income to herself and/or others while making a generous gift to charity. The income may continue for the lifetimes of the beneficiaries, a fixed term of not more than 20 years, or a combination of the two.

A build-up gift is any gift that is made in installments over a period of years.  For example, a donor might fund a deferred gift annuity each year for five years or make a series of additions to a charitable remainder unitrust.

For gift planning offices at most not-for-profit organizations (NFPs), FASB accounting is the last thing on the list. Activities are geared towards bringing in new planned gifts, ongoing administration, and donor stewardship. The financial office asks for a FASB liability report once a year (at a few NFPs, once a quarter). Someone in the gift planning office runs off a new report using similar assumptions to the previous year. If there is an outside gift administrator, they can be asked to produce the report.