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Planning Your Legacy

Lawrence University's liberal arts & sciences college and Conservatory of Music is committed to providing an environment for our students to pursue passions, spark change, and shine more brilliantly than they ever imagined. Your desire to make a difference and leave a lasting legacy helps strengthen Lawrence's mission. Consider making an impact for students and faculty through a planned gift. These types of charitable arrangements may provide tax and other benefits to you while supporting Lawrence.

Our Mission

Planning Your Legacy

Your desire to make a difference and leave a lasting legacy helps strengthen Lawrence's mission. Consider making an impact for students and faculty through a planned gift. These types of charitable arrangements may provide tax and other benefits to you while supporting Lawrence.

Our Mission
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Deduction Calculator

Gift Calculator

Deduction calculations are available for gift annuities, remainder unitrusts, remainder annuity trusts and lead trusts. These calculations are provided solely for educational purposes and are not professional tax or legal advice. Individuals should consult a qualified professional advisor about their specific situation.

  • Gift Annuity
    The charitable gift annuity makes fixed payments for one or two lives. Part of the payout may be tax free.
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  • Annuity Trust
    An annuity trust pays a fixed amount equal to five percent or more of the initial corpus for one or two lives.
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  • Annuity Trust for Term of 1 – 20 Years
    An annuity trust may pay a fixed amount of five percent or more of initial corpus for a term of one to twenty years. The annuity may be divided among two or more recipients.
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  • Deferred Gift Annuity
    The deferred gift annuity makes fixed payments for one or two lives. Part of the payout may be tax free.
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  • Lead Annuity Trust for Term of 1 – 35 Years
    This lead annuity trust pays a fixed amount each year to a qualified charity for one to thirty-five years, with remainder to family or family trust.
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  • Lead Unitrust for Term of 1 – 35 Years
    This lead unitrust may pay any percentage amount to qualified charities for one to thirty-five years, with remainder to family or family trust.
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  • Unitrust
    The tax-exempt unitrust pays five percent or more each year to the recipients for one or two lives.
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  • Unitrust for Term of 1 – 20 Years
    A unitrust may pay five percent or more each year for a term of one to twenty years. The income may be divided among two or more recipients.
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Lawrence-Downer Legacy Circle

The Lawrence-Downer Legacy Circle recognizes alumni, parents and friends who remember Lawrence through a planned gift. We are grateful to the more than 1,090 members of Legacy Circle.