Essentially what it is is setting up entities, like a family limited partnership, or a charitable lead trust or charitable remainder trust for example. (purefinancial.com)
Charitable gift annuities, along with charitable remainder trusts, are discussed in the chapter devoted to estate planning. (humbledollar.com)
The big difference is that the annuity option guarantees a specific rate of return while charitable remainder trust payments vary depending on the performance of the stock market. (realtormag.realtor.org)