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There's a way for you to support Syracuse University and feel confident that you have dependable income in your retirement years. You can do this with a charitable gift annuity.
This type of donation can provide you with regular payments and allow Syracuse University to continue our teaching and research for years to come. You can also qualify for a variety of tax benefits depending on how you fund your gift.
If you fund your gift annuity with cash or appreciated property, you qualify for a federal income tax deduction if you itemize. In addition, you can minimize capital gains taxes when you fund your gift with appreciated property.
And now, you can fund your gift using your IRA assets. If you are 70½ and older, you can make a one-time election of up to $53,000 to fund a gift annuity. While your gift does not qualify for an income tax deduction, it does escape income tax liability on the transfer and count toward all or part of your required minimum distributions.
Gifts That Pay
Your payments depend on your age at the time of the donation. If you are younger than 60, we recommend that you learn more about your options and download this FREE guide Deferred Gift Annuities: Plan Now, Benefit Later.
Payments for Life
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An Example From Syracuse University
Allen Berger ’57, G’66 has always been a strong proponent of the written word, and of sharing the joys of reading with others. For several years, he taught high school English and reading, then he was offered the opportunity to earn a doctorate in education from Syracuse University.
To honor his parents, Henry and Goldie Berger, who built a successful tailor shop and dry cleaning business in his hometown, Berger recently established the Dr. Allen Berger Endowed Scholarship. Funded through a planned gift, the scholarship will provide financial assistance to graduate students enrolled in the School of Education, with preference given to literacy education students.
“Syracuse University changed my life,” he says. “When I was considering endowing a scholarship, I thought about the different places where I worked, and decided I would give to Syracuse. I was very fortunate to have a graduate assistant job when I was there, and that was wonderful. I want someone else to be able to have the same experience.”
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