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Turn your generosity into lifetime income

Charitable gift annuities

Learn more about the many benefits of a charitable gift annuity in the FREE guide, Strengthen Your Future With a Charitable Gift Annuity.

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When you are looking for ways to help Walla Walla University with its mission, you shouldn’t feel like you are choosing between your philanthropic goals and financial security. One gift that allows you to support work at WWU while receiving fixed payments for life is a charitable gift annuity.

Not only does this gift provide you with regular payments and allow WWU to further its work, but when you create a charitable gift annuity with Walla Walla University you can receive 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.

Delay your payments

If you are younger than 60 or don’t need your payments immediately, you can set up a deferred gift annuity. This allows you to delay receiving payments until a later date, such as when you reach retirement. To learn more, view and download the FREE guide, Plan for Retirement With a Deferred Gift Annuity.

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Check out this potential scenario

Couple walking and smilingSay that Justin, 66, and Mary, 65, want to make a contribution to Walla Walla University that will support its work for generations to come, but they also want to ensure that they have dependable income during their retirement years. They establish a $20,000 charitable gift annuity with Walla Walla University. Based on their ages, they will receive a payment rate of 5.1%, which means that they will receive $1,020 each year for the remainder of their lives. They’re also eligible for a federal income tax charitable deduction of $6,402* when they itemize. They also know that after their lifetimes, the remaining amount will be used to support the mission of WWU.

*Based on a 5.2% charitable midterm federal rate. Deductions and calculations will vary depending on your personal circumstances.

Learn how to fund it

You can use the following assets to fund a charitable gift annuity:

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Next steps

  1. Contact Dorita Tessier, CFRE, CSPG at (509) 527-2646 or dorita.tessier@wallawalla.edu for additional information on charitable gift annuities or to learn more about the personal benefits of creating an annuity with Walla Walla University.
  2. Seek the advice of your financial or legal advisor.
  3. If you include Walla Walla University in your plans, please use the legal name and federal tax ID.

Legal name: Walla Walla University
Address: 204 South College Avenue, College Place, WA 99324
Federal tax ID number: 91-0617727

Learn more about the many benefits of a charitable gift annuity in the FREE guide, Strengthen Your Future With a Charitable Gift Annuity.

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