Ways to Give to Grace
Your Generosity Paves a Way
Your generosity will make a way for students to thrive in Christ-centered academics while being prepared to lead lives of purpose.
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A cash gift is a simple and easy way to make a gift. Checks can be made payable to Grace Schools. You can send your cash or check gift to:
Advancement Office
200 Seminary Drive
Winona Lake, IN 46590 -
You can make your gift online at www.grace.edu/give
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Gifts of appreciated stocks or bonds provide a tax benefit to the donor as well as fulfilling your charitable intent. Gifts can be made by electronic transfer. Contact us for instructions on how you can transfer directly from your brokerage or investment account to Grace College & Seminary.
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Donors may choose to designate a gift to Grace from their donor advised fund. Gifts from DAF can be initiated through the organization which holds your fund and then can be designated to Grace. Contact us for any assistance.
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Grace is honored to be the recipient of planned giving vehicles such as IRA rollovers, charitable gift annuities, charitable trusts, and designated beneficiary of life insurance policies. We are pleased to be partnering with Everence Financial to assist you in planning for your legacy gift. To learn more click here.
Everence, Grow your financial future with purpose. Everence® Financial helps individuals, organizations and congregations integrate faith with finances through a national team of financial professionals. Everence offers banking, insurance and financial services with community benefits and stewardship education.
IRA Rollover – Donors age 70.5 or over may make gifts directly from their IRA to Grace as part of the required minimum distribution for up to $100,000 annually.
Charitable Gift Annuities – CGAs provide an income stream for one or two individuals during their lifetime and then benefit Grace afterwards. CGAs are most appealing to individuals over the age of 60.
Trusts – Charitable Remainder and Charitable Lead Trusts provide unique avenues to handle more complex assets such as real estate, stocks, or businesses and benefit Grace.
Bequest Language
You can make a legacy gift to Grace by designating Grace in your will. You continue to control your assets during your lifetime, as well as being able to benefit your family, and continue to support Grace through your estate. Bequest intentions can be made specifically (certain amount or property); or based on a percentage; or the residual of your estate after fulfilling other specific intentions.
Sample Bequest Language
Specific Bequest: I hereby give, devise and bequeath ______ ($Dollars) to Grace Schools, a not-for-profit corporation organized under the laws of the state of Indiana and located in Winona Lake, Indiana, Federal Tax ID 35-0868095, for Grace’s general use and purpose.
Percentage Bequest: I hereby give, devise and bequeath ______ percent (%Percent) of my total estate, determined as of the date of my death, to Grace Schools, a not-for-profit corporation organized under the laws of the state of Indiana and located in Winona Lake, Indiana, Federal Tax ID 35-0868095, for Grace’s general use and purpose.
Residual Bequest: I hereby give, devise and bequeath ALL OR A PERCENTAGE of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate to Grace Schools, a not-for-profit corporation organized under the laws of the state of Indiana and located in Winona Lake, Indiana, Federal Tax ID 35-0868095, for Grace’s general use and purpose.
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Many employers will match your gift to Grace, doubling the impact your investment makes for Grace students.
Questions?
Need help or more information, contact the Office of Advancement by Email or (574) 372-5100, ext. 6122