Planned giving is a win-win approach to philanthropic donations that supports Crisis House and can benefit you now or in the future. Have you ever made a vehicle donation to benefit Crisis House? If you have, you know that transferring assets is easy and it can provide tax benefits as well. Simply put, “planned giving” is the transfer of assets to a designated nonprofit organization during a lifetime or as part of an estate plan. This forward-thinking approach to giving is “planned” because often these assets are not liquid, have tax consequences and are generally transferred via a will or other written means.