Your Philanthropy, Present and Future
Your generosity offers powerful ways to make a difference, both today and for years to come. Explore meaningful opportunities to contribute now, allowing your gift to immediately fuel our vital work and create real-time impact. For those looking ahead, discover how to craft a lasting legacy through planned giving, ensuring your commitment continues to support our mission for generations to come. Find the options that align best with your personal goals, whether you're ready to make a gift right away or envision an enduring future of support.
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Gifts by credit card or directly from your bank account go to work immediately. Make a one-time gift, or set up a sustaining gift.
Checks written to Â鶹ÊÓƵ can be mailed to Office of Advancement, 800 West College Avenue, Saint Peter, MN 56082.
Call us at (507)933-7512 or toll free at (800) 726-6192. We can securely accept your gift via credit card over the phone.
Make a gift of publicly traded stocks or bonds held in a brokerage firm account.
Easily transfer these gifts to Â鶹ÊÓƵ electronically by notifying us using our online . Once you have completed this form, you will get a confirmation screen displaying Â鶹ÊÓƵ' brokerage account information which you will need to provide to your broker for them to complete the transfer.
If you are over 70.5 years old, a direct transfer to Â鶹ÊÓƵ can count toward your IRA's required minimum distribution. Email %20mgadmin [at] gustavus.edu (mgadmin[at]gustavus[dot]edu) or call (507) 933-7512.
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Contributions to a donor advised fund grow just like a mutual fund. Simply decide when, where and how much you want to give from your Donor Advised Fund. Email %20mgadmin [at] gustavus.edu (mgadmin[at]gustavus[dot]edu) or call (507) 933-7512.
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Gifts of real estate and other tangible property can be remarkably flexible in serving the needs of the donors and Â鶹ÊÓƵ. Email %20mgadmin [at] gustavus.edu (mgadmin[at]gustavus[dot]edu) or call (507) 933-7512.
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Many employers and organizations make contributions to Â鶹ÊÓƵ as matching gifts. Find out if your or spouse's company will match your gift to Â鶹ÊÓƵ. Email %20mgadmin [at] gustavus.edu (mgadmin[at]gustavus[dot]edu) or call (507) 933-7512.
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ now accepts gifts of cryptocurrency. Contact us to learn which types of cryptocurrency can be accepted and how you can make a gift. Email %20mgadmin [at] gustavus.edu (mgadmin[at]gustavus[dot]edu) or call (507) 933-7512.
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ faculty and staff have a long history of financial support of the College.
Planned and Estate Gifts
A future gift from your estate is a wonderful way to show your support and appreciation for Â鶹ÊÓƵ and its mission while accommodating your own personal, financial, and philanthropic goals. With smart planning, you may be able to make a meaningful gift to the College, provide for loved ones, and reduce the taxable portion of your estate.
For more information, contact Luke Hanson, Director of Planned and Reunion Giving, with any questions at%20%20lukehanson [at] gustavus.edu ( lukehanson[at]gustavus[dot]edu) or (612) 400-4074
for additional information and resources.
The easiest way to arrange for Â鶹ÊÓƵ to receive a future gift from your estate is to list it as a full or partial beneficiary of an IRA, a stock portfolio, or the death benefit of a Life Insurance policy. It’s often possible to update one’s beneficiary designations using an online client portal in a few minutes.
Including Â鶹ÊÓƵ as a beneficiary of a percentage of your estate is a way to make a major gift that costs you nothing today. Gifts like these can be updated or revoked during the donor’s lifetime, if their plans or financial circumstances change.
Many donors have funded Charitable Gift Annuities and Charitable Remainder Trusts by donating appreciated assets and cash to Â鶹ÊÓƵ. A life income gift can be a tax-advantaged way for a donor to use an unneeded asset to support the College, create a stream of income.
Fill out this secure form to notify the Advancement Office that you have arranged for the College to receive a future gift from your estate. This enables the College to ensure it understands your intentions for the future use of the gift, and to recognize you as a member of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Heritage Partnership legacy society.