Build Your Legacy
A planned gift may enable you to make a more substantial gift than you thought you could while satisfying your personal, financial, and philanthropic goals. Unlike cash donations, planned gifts are typically made from assets in your estate, rather than disposable income.
How to Make a Planned Gift
There are four ways to make a planned gift:
- Giving a bequest through your will or trust offers a way to support Doane’s mission for generations while meeting your current financial needs.
- Life income gifts allow you to make a gift and receive income back for life or a term of years—for you or a loved one.
- Whether you have been saving for years or are just starting to build your nest egg, you may name Doane as a beneficiary of a specific amount or percentage of your retirement account or insurance policy.
- IRA Charitable Rollover Gifts are a tax-smart way to make a gift to charity while meeting your RMD and realizing income tax benefits. If you are 70 ½ or older, you can direct up to $100,000 to charity each calendar year from an IRA.
Take the Next Step
Simply contact your IRA plan administrator and request a distribution be made to Doane directly from your IRA. Check with your IRA administrator about any deadlines they may have for these gifts and ask that they include your name with the distribution. Request that checks be sent to:
Doane University
Office of Planned Giving
1014 Boswell Ave.
Crete, NE 68333
Tax ID: 47-0377991
Tell Us About Your Gift
Please notify Doane of the incoming IRA charitable rollover gift. Provide the name of your IRA administrator, amount of gift, and gift designation.
Other creative gift plans provide opportunities to transfer ownership of real estate, personal property or another treasured asset to create your Doane University legacy.
For more information, or to notify us of an incoming gift, please contact the Office of Planned Giving at thomas.reeves@doane.edu or (402) 826-8284.
While planned and deferred gifts are generous and valuable contributions, there are immediate needs which must be addressed as well. Use the button below to contribute to the campaign today!
Gifts Create Real Opportunities
Investing in faculty and professional staff will help Doane attract, retain, and serve the best students.
Crucial updates are needed to our historic campus. We must add spaces for education and more.
Facility updates, technology improvements, scholarship offerings, and student support services are critical.
Help fund the day-to-day operations critical to Doane achieving its mission, vision, purpose, and values.Help fund the day-to-day operations critical to Doane achieving its mission, vision, purpose, and values.
Your support can transform the future of Doane University. Whether you’re interested in funding a scholarship, supporting a campus enhancement, or learning more about giving opportunities, our Advancement Office is here to help.
Contact us today to explore how you can be part of the Our Time to Lead campaign and leave a lasting legacy at Doane.
advancement@doane.edu
(402) 826-8258
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