Planned Giving

Building now for tomorrow

Supporting Lawrence Township kids is a long-term commitment. Our students will soon be our leaders, neighbors, colleagues and friends. Ensure the success of future generations of students by participating in our Planned Giving program.

Please contact the Lawrence Township School Foundation to discuss your planned giving options, 317-423-8300.

Ways to give

Bequests

A bequest, giving a gift of property, is a simple way to make a gift to the Lawrence Township School Foundation.

Endowments

Giving the gift of an endowment ensures that the principal of your donation maintains intact and invested which creates a source of income for a key educational program. Donors may make an outright gift or provide for an endowment through an estate planning.

Charitable gift annuities

Charitable Gift Annuities allow you to make a donation and, in turn, receive a fixed annuity payment each year for life.

Charitable remainder trusts

A charitable remainder trust is an arrangement in which property is donated to a charity, but the donor continues to use the property and receive income from it as long as he/she lives. This arrangement, in certain circumstances, can increase income, reduce taxes, unlock appreciated investments, and provide key support to Lawrence Township children.

Appreciated securities

When you give the Lawrence Township School Foundation appreciated marketable securities that you have owned long term, you receive a tax deduction for the full value of the gift.  Furthermore, neither you nor the Foundation is responsible for payment of capital gains tax.

Donor advised funds

A donor advised fund is a giving vehicle administered by a third party and created in order to manage donations on behalf of the organization, family, or individual.  This is an opportunity to make a simple and low cost gift as an alternative to direct giving.

Charitable lead trusts

A charitable lead trust is an opportunity to make a donation now, and reduce tax costs upon the estate for the future.

To discuss any of these options or to speak with a Planned Giving expert, please call 317-423-8300.