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The hardest part of giving away Park City real estate is usually deciding to. The receiving charity manages the title search, the deed, and the closing, leaving you with the appraisal and a deduction letter.
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A property donation in Park City skips the public listing, the open houses, and the price history that a sale leaves on the record.
For many owners a long-held Park City property has gained far more value than any cash savings — which makes the property itself the most tax-efficient thing to give.
Donors who itemize can deduct the full appraised value of Park City real estate, often the single largest charitable write-off available in a given year.
Turn your property into a second chance at life.
MatchingDonors.com is a 501(c)(3) that connects patients in need of a transplant with living altruistic organ donors — the first organization to facilitate an organ transplant through the internet. Real estate gifts are converted into operating support, helping patients find a match in months instead of years on the national waiting list.
Real estate gifts routed to MatchingDonors.com receive prioritized handling — clear title transfer, fair-market-value appraisal, and a deduction letter inside 60 days. Proceeds fund the matching platform that has connected over 15,000 registered donors with patients in need.
See how much impact your property could make.
Well-known 501(c)(3) charities serving Park City — local branches plus national organizations that accept real estate.

Builds and repairs affordable homes alongside families working toward stable, long-term homeownership.
Runs youth programs, fitness facilities, and community services that strengthen local neighborhoods.
Funds job training and employment placement programs through donated goods and community services.
Provides shelter, disaster relief, addiction recovery, and food assistance to people in crisis.
Delivers emergency response, blood services, and disaster recovery across the country.
Getting started is simple: share a few details about the Park City property and request a free, no-obligation valuation. There is no commitment at this stage and no cost to ask.
From there, a qualified 501(c)(3) equipped to accept real estate reviews the property and handles the appraisal coordination, title work, and closing directly with you. Easy Real Estate Donation connects you with that organization — the donation itself is completed between you and the charity.
A transparent, four-step process ensures a smooth transition from property to philanthropy. (The exact process may differ between organizations, these are the general phases)
Your charity will conduct a preliminary assessment of your property's market value and suitability for donation.
Their experts handle title searches, environmental checks, and prepare all necessary transfer paperwork.
The property is officially transferred to the charity. You receive IRS Form 8283 for tax deduction purposes.
The property is sold and proceeds are distributed to your chosen charity to fund their mission.
Income property comes with a workload — tenants, repairs, vacancies, and the bookkeeping that follows. When a Park City owner is ready to step back, a sale can mean capital gains tax plus depreciation recapture.
Donating the building instead routes its full value to charity and ends the management role in a single transfer. Existing leases and the property's condition are reviewed by the receiving charity during assessment.
Straight answers on donating real estate, the tax treatment, and what to expect.
The deduction for real estate is generally capped at 30% of adjusted gross income in the year of the gift, but any excess carries forward for up to five additional years.
Largely, yes. A donation avoids the public listing and price history a sale creates. The deed transfer itself becomes a public record, as all property transfers do, but the gift draws far less attention than an open-market sale.
A partial or fractional interest can sometimes be donated, but the tax rules are stricter than for a whole-property gift. If you are considering a partial donation, discuss it with your tax advisor first.
For property held more than a year and given to a public charity, the deduction is generally the fair market value set by a qualified appraisal. The actual tax savings depend on your appraised value, income, and filing situation, so confirm the figure with your tax advisor.
No. Donating the property directly to a charity means you never realize the gain, so the capital gains tax that a sale would trigger does not apply.
Yes. Waterfront and lakefront parcels are accepted; the charity simply allows additional time for environmental and insurance due diligence where it applies.
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