Whatever your stage in life, planned giving can benefit you and your loved ones while helping Radford University students for generations to come. Some planned gifts have an impact now and others after your lifetime. Many offer tax savings, and some even provide you with income for life. There are several ways you can make these planned gifts to Radford University and enjoy tax and income benefits.
Radford University Advancement will help you develop the plan that works best for you.
Ways to Make a Planned Gift
Bequest: Naming Radford in your will can reduce inheritance taxes. These gifts of cash can be property or a percentage of the remainder of your estate.
Non-Term Life Insurance: Naming Radford as beneficiary of a paid-up policy or a new policy helps the University’s future endowment and provides you with a tax deduction.
Retirement Plan Gifts: Remainder interest in IRA, 401(k) and 403(b) plans can be designated to provide an income stream to loved ones and benefits the University.
Charitable Lead Trust: Property or assets can stay in the family, while your gift reduces estate taxes and supports the University.
Revocable Trusts: Trusts can be established to benefit donor and/or others, and ultimately Radford.
Life Income Gifts: Gifts of appreciated property can generate income for you, another beneficiary, or both. Tax benefits are calculated using age of donor and assets used.
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WAYS TO GIVE
Endowed and Annual Scholarships
Establishing an endowment or an annual scholarship is an act of generosity that allows Radford University to attract and retain the very best students, regardless of financial need. More than 60 percent of our students receive some form of financial aid, and scholarship support is an essential part of this assistance. Scholarships can be based upon financial need and/or merit. You may establish an endowment or an annual scholarship to honor a loved one or memorialize an important person in your life. Regardless of the type of scholarship you decide best meets your goals, a member of the Advancement team will work with you to write a Gift Agreement that ensures your scholarship is awarded according to your wishes while meeting the needs of our students.
For more information about creating an endowment, contact the Office of University Advancement at 540-831-5407, or download the Endowed and Annual Scholarship Guide.
Outright Gifts
Every gift, no matter the size, makes a difference in the lives of Radford University students.
Matching Gifts
Did you know your gift to Radford University can be doubled, even tripled, through employer matching gift programs? Don’t miss this chance to increase the impact you can make with an employer matched gift. To find out if your company matches gifts and how to request a match, please visit the matching gifts page or stop by your personnel office.
If you have questions about matching gifts, please contact Tania Rorrer at tlrorrer2@radford.edu or 540-831-5109.
Planned Giving
Planned gifts, such as bequests or charitable trusts, can be an advantageous way to provide for a future gift to make a difference for students and programs at Radford University. You can take care of yourself and take care of Radford.
WHAT IS "PLANNED GIVING?"
Planned giving involves providing for a future gift to Radford University through your financial and estate plans. Our University welcomes gifts made through different planned giving arrangements. These arrangements can:
- Provide for you or your loved ones
- Entitle you to charitable income and/or gift or estate tax deductions
- Enable you to leave a legacy for Radford University
You can explore different types of planned gifts and different assets to give.
IRA Rollovers
A charitable IRA rollover makes it easier to use IRA assets, during your lifetime, to make charitable gifts, including annual pledges.
Naming Opportunities
Leave a lasting legacy by naming one of our premier spaces.
Crowdfunding
Radford University’s crowdfunding platform was created to help Highlanders raise money to bring ideas to life and help existing programs grow and flourish. This platform functions because we Highlanders do our part to help these projects reach their goals. This is truly the collective power of giving at work!
All donations go directly to the student group and program accounts managed by the Radford University Foundation. No fees are removed from the donation amount.
Learn more about our crowdfunding initiatives.
Radford University Telephone Outreach Program
We are the student-led voice of the Radford Fund!
We are committed to cultivating meaningful relationships with our Highlander family, including alumni, parents and friends of the University. We work to enhance the partnership between our Highlander family and Radford University in support of the University, its programs and its students through the Radford Fund. The Radford Fund provides vital, current-use dollars that make a difference today for the futures and lives of our students and solidifies the timeless significance of our institution.
