A legacy gift enables you to support Agnes Scott College, secures the financial needs of your loved ones, and provides you with tax benefits. Legacy gifts of all sizes combine to help us meet our current goals and reach further into the future.
By including Agnes Scott College in your will or trust, naming Agnes Scott as a beneficiary of all or part of an individual retirement account, or taking advantage of other giving opportunities, you can preserve your assets now and support our mission for years to come. Your gift will have a real, lasting impact.
Let us help you make the gift that's right for you. Request a confidential, no-obligation conversation to get started.
When you make a gift to Agnes Scott College from your estate plans, you'll be welcomed into Frances Winship Walters Society and join other supporters and friends of our important mission. Is Agnes Scott College already in your plans? Please let us know so we can properly thank you and make sure your gift will be used as you've intended.
Not only do you have options for how your gift to Agnes Scott College will be used, you also have options on what to give and how to give. There are gifts that cost you nothing now, gifts that pay you income, and gifts that allow you to decide what happens when.
Through a provision in your written and executed will, you can make a gift in the form of cash, securities, real estate or personal property. There are many types of bequests. Choose the one that best fits your needs and intentions.
Naming Agnes Scott Collegeas the beneficiary of a qualified retirement plan asset such as a 401(k), 403(b), IRA, Keogh, profit-sharing pension plan or other donor-advised funds, will accomplish a charitable goal while realizing significant tax savings.
Designate Agnes Scott as a beneficiary to receive all or a portion of the balance of your Donor Advised Fund (DAF) through your fund administrator. You also can make a grant to us at any time from your donor-advised fund.
If you're 70 ½ or older, you can make a gift directly from your IRA to Agnes Scott. You may avoid the income tax on the donated portion of your required minimum distribution.
When you donate appreciated stocks, bonds, or mutual fund shares instead of cash, you'll receive charitable deductions at full, fair market value while reducing capital gains impact.
You can turn assets (stock, cash in a savings account, CDs, savings bonds, etc.) into a gift to Agnes Scott that provides income to you. Your Charitable Gift Annuity will give you quarterly, fixed payments for life and tax benefits, too.
Name Agnes Scott College as the beneficiary of an existing life insurance policy; donate an existing, paid-up life insurance policy you no longer need; or purchase a new life insurance policy and name Agnes Scott College as the owner and beneficiary.
There are many other ways to support Agnes Scott College through a planned giving vehicle. We can discuss creative ways to use your assets to benefit Agnes Scott College, while at the same time preserving the benefits of those assets for you and your family.
Director of Leadership and Legacy Giving, CFRE
esantamaria@agnesscott.edu
404-471-6055
141 East College Avenue
Decatur, GA 30030-3770
If you are working with a professional advisor, or advising a donor, here's a practical guide for including in a charitable estate plan.