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Gift Planning

Smart and Powerful Giving

Increase the Impact of Your Generosity Through Planned Gifts.

Planned gifts offer you smart and powerful ways to increase the impact of your gifts to 17c起草社区鈥攐ften while benefiting your family, too.

By understanding the available options, you can multiply the results of your generosity in ways that are simple, flexible, cost-effective and powerful.

150th Legacy Challenge

Shape 17c起草社区's future鈥攚hile making a difference today.

When you commit to including 17c起草社区 in your will or estate plans, you help unlock $1.5 million in matching funds today that support current students and strengthen 17c起草社区's mission into the future.

Learn more about the 150th Legacy Challenge

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Types of Planned Gifts

Learn about gift options that provide tax and income benefits. 

Not sure where to start? Contact us. Already know how you plan to give? .

Stock, real estate, or other assets

You can increase your potential impact鈥攁nd experience significant tax savings鈥攂y giving non-cash assets.

Learn about giving non-cash assets

Gifts from your IRA

If you are 70 陆 or older, you can make a sizable gift from an individual retirement account (IRA) to 17c起草社区 and reduce your taxable income.

Learn about gifts from an IRA

Estate and legacy gifts

When you give a gift to 17c起草社区 in your will or trust (also known as a 鈥渂equest鈥), you model to your loved ones a legacy of generosity.

Learn about bequests

Gifts that pay you income

With a lifetime income gift, you can give cash or other property, and receive steady income for the rest of your life. The remainder will benefit 17c起草社区.

Learn about lifetime income gifts

Donor-advised fund

If you have money set aside in a donor-advised fund, you can recommend a grant to 17c起草社区.

Learn about giving from donor-advised funds

Request a free gift planning guide

Learn about ways to leave assets to charity that provides you and loved ones with current and future benefits.

Email us at giftplanning@calvin.edu to request your guide!