Where do you want to go? Click on the gift plans that interest you to learn more about how they can help you and us reach our goals.

Gifts of Cash
Maximize your charitable deduction and deliver immediate benefits to San Francisco Opera.

Gifts of Appreciated Securities
The IRS allows you one of its most significant tax breaks for gifts of appreciated securities. Here's information on how to transfer these assets to San Francisco Opera.

Gifts of Real Estate
Make a substantial gift to San Francisco Opera through a transfer of residential, commercial, or undeveloped real estate.

Gifts of Business Interests
Give San Francisco Opera an interest in a closely-held or family business.

Gifts of Partnership Interests
Support San Francisco Opera by transferring interest in a real estate or oil-and-gas partnership. Learn what the IRS requires and how we review gift offers.

Gifts by Will or Living Trust
Give to San Francisco Opera without affecting your cash flow during your lifetime.

Gifts of Retirement Plan Assets
Your retirement plan may be worth more when donated to San Francisco Opera than when left to your heirs.

Gifts of Life Insurance
Create a significant endowment for San Francisco Opera without dipping into your capital assets.

San Francisco Opera Pooled Income Fund
We offer a life-income gift that works like a charitable mutual fund. You can give us cash or securities, receive an income tax deduction and avoid capital gains tax on the transfer, secure lifetime income, and deliver significant support to us.

Charitable Remainder Unitrusts
Choose from several options that best meet your personal financial situation and your needs.

Charitable Remainder Annuity Trusts
Combine a charitable gift with a predictable fixed-income payout by placing your donation into an individually managed trust.

Charitable Lead Trusts
Freeze the taxable value of your appreciating assets by using them to make gifts today and then passing them back to family members later.

Retained Life Estates
Give San Francisco Opera your house and continue to live there rent-free.