You can make a gift of commercial or residential real estate to CRMS and receive substantial financial benefits. In some cases you may want to give the property outright to support the purposes of CRMS and qualify for a charitable-income tax deduction based on the appraised value of the property. In other cases you may wish to use and enjoy your home or land for your lifetime while leaving it to CRMS when you die. You would receive a current charitable-income tax deduction for your lifetime use of the property
by creating a retained life estate with the remainder going to CRMS.

"Colorado Rocky Mountain School is, by far, the most important educational experience I have ever had. I had owned this house for ten years and I knew that I was never going to move back to Cazenovia, New York, so I donated the house to CRMS. My heart has gone out to the teachers. I can never repay them for their time. I hope others feel the same way, and can find their own creative way to support this campaign."

                                                                                                                              - Virginia Touhey '74