Planned Giving Options
If you wish to make a gift, but are not sure what type to make, listed below are some of the ways you can become involved in The Legacy Fund’s activities.
Cash Gifts: Cash contributions provide necessary financial resources to help The Legacy Fund on an annual basis. If you are working, you may be able to increase the impact of your gift through a matching gift from your employer. Ask your employer for details on the company’s matching-gift policy. All donations should be made to St. John Student Parish with a memo specifying that the gift be to The Legacy Fund.
Planned Gifts: Donors often think that the only giving option is an outright cash gift. However, there are other ways you can give to The Legacy Fund. Unlike cash gifts, planned gifts provide financial resources for The Legacy Fund’s future and allow you to take advantage of the tax, financial, and estate planning benefits of giving. A planned gift can be made with almost anything: cash, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and real estate. Planned gifts can also include property, such as artwork and royalties.
Bequests: You can ensure funding for future generations of students by naming The Legacy Fund as a beneficiary under your will.
Trusts: You may also name The Legacy Fund as a beneficiary of your trust assets, or place assets in a trust fund that will generate income for The Legacy Fund over a specified number of years.
Please discuss your planned giving wishes with your attorney or financial planner to ensure your overall estate planning wishes are met. If you are naming The Legacy Fund as a beneficiary under your will or trust, please contact us for the appropriate language to use to accomplish your wishes.
During the next several months, the St. John Student Center Development Council will provide additional information on the Legacy Fund, its Giving Societies, Parents Fund, and ways to designate your gift for a specific program, scholarship or ministry. We will also announce the details of our student philanthropy program. Watch the Weekly Bulletin and the quarterly Newsletter for updates.
We welcome the opportunity to talk with you about The Legacy Fund. Please Contact Linda Pivarnik for more information at linda@stjohnmsu.org or 517-337-9778. ext. 133.
