Recent Gifts

    What follows is a limited sampling of non-cash donations received in the last  12 months
    along with our charitable fees and the donation's unique attributes.  

    Below these gifts is a list of additional non-cash donation referrals and current cases.

    Like all charities, Dechomai charges fees for accepting, managing, liquidating and distributing
    non-cash gifts.  Unlike other charities, however, Dechomai does not retain the proceeds
    indefinitely, nor does Dechomai receive operating contributions from any other source and
    therefore must charge its charitable administrative fee up-front.  The fees cover our marketing,
    legal, accounting, administrative and processing costs attributable to the individual gift as well
    as general overhead for the Foundation.  We are proud that these fees have averaged only
    2.2% since our inception on an average gift size of $2.3 million (median gift is $1.4 million).

    Two Paintings
    Value: $450,000
    Charitable Fee: 2.4%
    Unique Attributes:  Related-use tax issues, holding period of two days, sold at Sotheby's
    auction, auction price was exempt from sales tax since Dechomai filed appropriate charitable
    paperwork with New York City.

    Professional Sports Franchise, LLC
    Value: $1.4 million (partial interest)
    Charitable Fee: 3%
    Unique Attributes:  Unrelated business taxable income issues, sold one month after transfer.

    Two Vacation Homes
    Value: $800,000
    Charitable Fee: 2.8%
    Unique Attributes: Outright ownership, both sold within 45 days.

    Southwest Raw Land
    Value: $10 million
    Charitable Fee: .9%
    Unique Attributes: Outright ownership, expected holding period of four months, coordinated
    with charitable remainder trust donation.

    Real Estate General Partnership
    Value: $200,000
    Charitable Fee: 7.5% (the minimum $15,000 fee at that time, now minimum is $10,000)
    Unique Attributes: Liability associated with general partnership, apartment complex, sold two
    days after receipt.

    Limited Partnership with Real Estate
    Value: $850,000
    Charitable Fee: 2.8%
    Unique Attributes: One week holding period.

    Seat on a Financial Exchange (facilitated in 2003)
    Value: $1.4 million
    Charitable Fee: 2.0%
    Unique Attributes: Prohibition against charitable transfers, worked with General Counsel for
    three months to change Exchange's membership agreement, seat was sold one day after
    receipt.

    Sample Asset Referrals and Current Non-Cash Cases
  • Operating Partnership Units from an UPREIT Exchange
  • 88 Trophy-Mounted Big-Game Animals from Estate
  • 727 Plane for Tsunami Relief
  • Private Stock Transaction with ESOP Purchase
  • International Real Estate in France, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico
  • Hall of Fame Baseball Contract and World Series Ring
  • Coal Rights
  • Foreign Currency-Denominated Bond
  • Closely-Held C-Corporation Stock
  • Closely-Held S-Corporation Stock
  • Various LLC and LP Interests

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