IRS Releases Split-Interest Trust Data for 2010 Filing Year
Summary
The IRS has released data from Form 5227, Split Interest Trust Information Return, for the 2010 tax year. Split interest trusts include charitable remainder annuity trusts, charitable remainder unitrusts, charitable lead trusts, and pooled income funds. For 2010, some 118,787 Form 5227s were filed. Charitable remainder trusts comprised 93.2 percent of the population. In total, split-interest trust filers reported $8.0 billion in gross income and $121.2 billion in end-of-year assets.
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Snapshot of Split Interest Trust Data
Split-interest trusts make distributions to both charitable and noncharitable beneficiaries, while providing tax benefits to their donor. All split-interest trusts must annually file Form 5227, Split-Interest Trust Information Return, to report financial activity and determine if they should be treated as a private foundation. Based on the method and timing of distributions, split-interest trusts are divided into the following four categories:
- Charitable remainder annuity trusts—distribute income in a series of fixed payments to one or more noncharitable beneficiaries for a defined period of time, after which the remaining value of the trust is transferred to a charitable beneficiary.
- Charitable remainder unitrusts—distribute a percentage of the fair market value to one or more noncharitable beneficiaries for a defined period of time, after which remaining value of the trust is transferred to a charitable beneficiary.
- Charitable lead trusts—distribute a sequence of payments to a charitable beneficiary for a period of time, after which the remaining trust assets are transferred to a noncharitable beneficiary.
- Pooled income funds—allow donors to donate assets to a charity. The pooled assets are invested as a group and each donor receives income based on the ratio of his or her contribution to the total value of the investment pool. After the death of the donor, his or her prorated share of the investment pool is withdrawn and given to the charitable organization.
For information about selected terms and concepts, a description of the data sources and limitations, and links to recent revisions of Form 5227, please visit Split Interest Trust Study Metadata.
Statistical Tables
The following tables are available as Microsoft Excel® files. A free Excel viewer is available for download, if needed.
Charitable Remainder Annuity Trusts:
- Income and Deduction Information
- Accumulation and Distribution Information
- Book Value Balance Sheet Information
Charitable Remainder Unitrusts:
- Income and Deduction Information
- Accumulation and Distribution Information
- Book Value Balance Sheet Information
- Fair Market Value Asset Information
Charitable Lead Trusts:
Pooled Income Funds:
Projections | |
For selected tax returns, including the Form 5227, IRS's Office of Research produces annual forecasts of the number of returns that will be filed in future years. | |
Projections of Returns to be Filed in Future Calendar Years |
Publications and Papers
The following are available as PDF files. A free Adobe® reader is available for download, if needed.
- Split-Interest Trusts
2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2002 2001 2000
- Charitable Remainder Trusts
1999 1998
- Taxing Charity: Linking Income Tax Returns to Samples of Nonexempt Charitable and Charitable Remainder Trust Returns
- Compendium of Studies of Tax-Exempt Organizations
(Publication 1416)
Source: http://www.irs.gov/uac/SOI-Tax-Stats-Split-Interest-Trust-Statistics
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