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leg·a·cy [leg-uh-see]:
What someone or something is remembered for or what they have left behind that is remembered, revered or has impacted current events and the present day.
Leave a lasting legacy –
join the Donnelly College Legacy Society!
Donnelly’s Legacy Society recognizes individuals who have included Donnelly in their estate plans.
A planned legacy gift allows you to provide future Donnelly students with support beyond your lifetime. Such gifts have been influential throughout the College’s history, and will have an even greater impact on Donnelly’s future success.
A legacy gift is very simple to make.
Make a planned gift by…
- providing in your will that a specific amount or percentage of your estate go to Donnelly
- naming Donnelly as beneficiary or co-beneficiary of a life insurance policy or retirement plan
- making gifts of stock or investments
- creating charitable remainder trusts and gift annuities
Who benefits from a planned gift?
Donnelly students benefit through scholarships and other support made possible by endowed gifts and other funds provided to the College.
Your estate may be able to realize tax savings by including Donnelly in your estate plan.
You benefit in knowing you have helped provide a lasting legacy that will support generations of future students.
“As a Catholic, I chose Donnelly because I wanted to be at a college where my faith was recognized. I was a single parent at the time I started and I knew Donnelly could accommodate my need to be there for my children and also be in school. I’m so grateful to all the donors. If it weren’t for them and the scholarship I received I wouldn’t have been able to continue my education. I now have a legacy of education to pass on to my children.” - Matthia Kelsey, Class of 2010
Not sure where to start?
For more information about Donnelly’s Legacy Society contact Roger Berg at (913) 621-8744 or rberg@donnelly.edu.
If you have already included Donnelly in your estate plan, please let us know.
Useful Tools:
- 8 Ways to make a bequest and a difference
- Donor Intent Form
- Catholic Declaration on Life and Natural Death
- Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare Decisions
Suggested wording for your bequest:
“I give, devise and bequeath to Donnelly College, 608 North 18th Street, Kansas City, Kansas (dollar amount, percent, residue, securities, or property specifically prescribed) for its general uses and purposes.”