A Storehouse Partner Resource

Ways to Give to the Storehouse

Generosity is not limited by liquidity. Through our financial platform partner WaterStone, partners can contribute virtually any kind of asset — with full fair-market-value tax deductions and zero capital gains.

"Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops." — Proverbs 3:9

Overview

Five Pathways to Give

Each pathway moves wealth into the Storehouse with full tax efficiency and zero administrative burden.

01

Cash & Marketable Securities

The most common path

Direct cash gifts, stock, bonds, mutual funds. Avoid capital gains on appreciated holdings.

  • Cash, check, wire
  • Common, preferred, blue-chip stock
  • Bonds: government, municipal, corporate
  • Mutual funds: equity, bond, index
02

Real Estate

Property gifted before sale

Residential, commercial, agricultural — contributed before a sale to eliminate capital gains.

  • Investment homes & vacation property
  • Commercial buildings & rentals
  • Farmland, ranches, undeveloped land
  • Partial interests, life estates, full title
03

Business Interests

LLC, S-Corp, C-Corp, Partnership

Donate ownership before or during a sale. Avoid recognition of attributable income.

  • LLC membership units
  • S-Corp & C-Corp stock
  • Limited partnership interests
  • Pre-IPO and privately held shares
04

Other Appreciated Assets

Beyond traditional gifts

Specialized assets WaterStone is built to handle.

  • Oil & gas — working / royalty / mineral rights
  • Cryptocurrency — Bitcoin, Ethereum & more
  • Agricultural commodities, livestock, grain
  • Life insurance, restricted stock, IP
05

Planned Gifts

Income for life, legacy beyond

Charitable instruments that provide income for life with the remainder building the Storehouse.

  • Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT)
  • Charitable Pooled Trust (CPT)
  • Charitable Gift Annuity (CGA)
  • Bequests & beneficiary designations

From Asset to Impact

How a Gift Becomes Storehouse Capital

Every pathway flows through the same trusted, transparent process.

  1. 1

    Donor

    Contributes asset to WaterStone

  2. 2

    WaterStone

    Custody, liquidation, full compliance

  3. 3

    Development Fund

    Capital flows into the Storehouse Development Fund

  4. 4

    Community Fund

    Matched into a local Community Storehouse

  5. 5

    50–40–10

    Distribution · Retention · Multiplication

Where to Start

  1. 1

    Have a conversation. We listen first — your situation, your assets, your sense of calling.

  2. 2

    Your advisor and ours connect. Tax, estate, and charitable strategies align around your goals.

  3. 3

    WaterStone handles execution. Asset transfer, liquidation, deduction documentation — all of it.

  4. 4

    Capital enters the Storehouse. Your gift begins its work in the communities God is restoring.

Community Transformation Wellspring, Inc. and WaterStone do not provide legal or tax advice. Donors should consult their own professional advisors regarding the specific tax consequences of any contribution.