Support Leeds
Your Possibilities: Supporting Vital Programs, Investing in the Future, and Strengthening the Position of the Leeds School.
To continue the Leeds School’s distinguished history of student and alumni success, faculty excellence, and international recognition, we rely on the generous support of our alumni and friends. Every contribution to Leeds is appreciated and makes a difference. Your gift helps provide the much-needed financial resources to achieve our goals.
Alumni and friends can contribute annually to Leeds—and no matter what the amount, these gifts make a critical difference in the School’s ability to support vital, otherwise unfunded programs.
Dean's Annual Fund
Annual Fund gifts are unrestricted funds that allow the Dean to put money into the people and programs he sees as being most important to the continued success and growth of the school. Every single gift to the annual fund makes an impact, no matter the size. The Dean has specified that annual fund gifts are the biggest priority in reaching our goal of being a top 25 business school by 2030.
In addition, your gift helps to increase the Leeds School’s rank among other business school’s because giving participation rates are included when calculating our ranking. Think of your gift as an investment, such as the purchase of stock, our success is your success and every dollar you give to the Leeds School can create positive return for you.
Make your gift today or contact the Development Office at 303.492.5179 or leeds@cufund.org for more information.
Planned Gifts
If you could cut your taxes and generate income while making a gift to your alma mater, would you be interested? From bequests to gifts that provide income, there are many ways to tailor a planned gift to best meet your circumstances.
Life Income Gifts
Life income gifts provide you and/or another beneficiary with income for life. After the beneficiary dies, the Leeds School of Business uses the gift in the manner you designate. The gifts are irrevocable.
Benefits to You: You receive an income stream for life, an income tax charitable deduction on a portion of the gift amount, and a capital gain tax savings if you fund your gift with appreciated assets.
Benefits to the Leeds School: Although the Leeds School will not realize the benefit of your gift until some time in the future, the gift is guaranteed.
Gifts with these advantages:
- Charitable Gift Annuity
- Pooled Income Fund
- Charitable Remainder Trust
Revocable Planned Gifts
Revocable planned gifts allow you to keep your assets until death. In most cases, these are the simplest to create – through a new will or a codicil to an existing will or through the beneficiary designation of a life insurance policy or your retirement plan account.
Benefits to You: You continue to manage and enjoy the benefits from your assets for life.
Benefits to the Leeds School: Although the Leeds School of Business will not realize the benefit of your gift until some time in the future, we will be aware of your generosity and can plan for the future.
Gifts with these advantages:
- Bequest
- Life Insurance
- Retirement Plan Assets
Charitable Lead Trusts
Charitable Lead Trusts can provide the Leeds School with a current stream of income for the number of years you specify. At the end of that period, the trust assets are transferred to family members you select.
Benefits to You: You are able to remove assets from your estate and pass them onto heirs in a tax advantaged way. Depending on the type of lead trust, you may receive an income tax charitable deduction on the amount coming to the Leeds School of Business.
Benefits to the Leeds School: The School can put your gift to work right away to benefit the area in which you are interested.
The IRA Charitable Rollover
In 2006 Congress passed legislation that allows owners of IRAs who are 70 ½ years old to contribute portions of their IRAs directly to a school such as the Leeds School of Business. The cap is $100,000 for each of the two years—2006 and 2007 only. The full value of the contribution is not tax deductible. However, there are tax advantages to such gifts because owners must pay tax on the portion of their IRAs that they are required to take as IRA distributions starting at 72 years of age. If you have built up a large IRA from which you do not need the income, please contact us to see if a charitable IRA rollover makes sense for you.
To discuss your planned giving options, contact the development office at 303.492.5179.
Publications
Publication
March 2011
As we launch the Creating Futures campaign, we’re poised to enhance the Leeds School’s pillars of excellence and impact. Learning and Teaching initiatives that educate tomorrow’s business leaders. Discovery and Innovation that expands our global knowledge base. Culture and Community connections that make our cities, towns, and economies stronger.
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