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Life estate or life interest

A grant of property to a person for his or her life or some other specified time.

Loan back

An arrangement where a donor gives cash to a charity (usually a private foundation) and the foundation then loans the money back to the corporation of the donor. The loan is backed by corporate assets and pays interest.

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Chart of types of charitable gifts, courtesy CFC ►