Start a legacy at Delta College. There aren't many ways you can influence the future. But, planned giving is one of them.
Your support will provide a margin of excellence in the classroom, and it will also allow students more options for help in funding their dream of a college degree. The greatest benefit is in knowing that your enhanced gift is really making a difference.
Your extra support takes us a long way toward helping students, while also funding the development of classroom lessons and programs. In short, it helps us maintain and solidify our position as one of America’s leading community colleges.
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We want to recognize you.
If you've left Delta College in your will as a beneficiary, let us know. We want to recognize you and thank you for your generous contribution to our great institution. Call Julie Dorcey, Foundation Manager, at 989-686-9079. Or, send an email, using the link below.
Different Ways of Giving
It is possible to designate a specific purpose for your gift through your bequest
or will. The provision in your will for making a gift to the Delta College Foundation
will depend upon the type of gift and your unique circumstances. Should you choose
to include us in your long-range plans, please keep in mind that our full legal name
and non-profit tax number is:
The Delta College Foundation
(Federal tax ID #38-2274366)
1961 Delta Road
University Center, MI 48710
If you'd like some language for your will, based on the type of gift you'd like to
make, we can help. Let us know what you need.
You can name the Delta College Foundation as the beneficiary of life insurance, a living trust or your pension plan. Assets will then come directly to the College after your lifetime, avoiding the delay and costs of probate and saving considerable estate taxes.
You can donate publicly traded securities, including stocks, mutual funds, municipal
and corporate bonds, treasury bills and notes to the Delta College Foundation. These
are securities regularly traded on a public stock exchange.
Marketable securities may be transferred into Delta College’s account maintained at
Morgan Stanley. The securities will then be sold upon receipt. In some cases, marketable
securities may be restricted by applicable securities laws.
The date the stock or securities are electronically transferred will be used to value
the contribution, since that is when the donor transfers ownership to Delta College.
This date will be used for computing the value of the gift for the donor’s charitable
deduction.
To get the brokerage account name and number to provide to your broker, please contact
Pam Clark, Executive Director, at 989-686-9225 or pamelaclark@delta.edu.
You may be able to double the value of your gift to Delta College. More than 1,200
companies nationwide match employee and retiree gifts to non-profits. Major companies,
suppliers, banks and utilities are among the many employers that encourage you to
give to Delta College. Contact your employer for details and the appropriate matching
gift form.
You can donate to Delta College to support students without impacting your monthly
budget. If you have an individual retirement account (IRA), you should consider using
part of your annual required minimum distribution (RMD) to make a charitable gift
donation. It is the perfect way to donate painlessly.
A contribution made directly from your IRA to a non-profit – like Delta College –
can allow you to avoid taking the income and paying taxes on those dollars. Otherwise,
withdrawals from traditional IRAs are subject to income tax at ordinary rates.
You may qualify for this type of contribution, if the following criteria fit your
circumstances:
- Must be 70 ½ years or older.
- Gifts must come directly from your IRA financial institution.
- The transaction is completed during the applicable tax year.
- You can transfer up to $100,000 directly to charity each year.
When you give directly from your IRA, it is a simple, tax-free way to donate without
feeling like you have spent money out-of-pocket. You can designate your contribution
to support student scholarships, emergency assistance programs, Delta College Public
Media, the Planetarium or any of the college's many programs.
There are some specific procedures to follow to make a tax-free gift of this type,
so check with your tax advisor for the details regarding this charitable vehicle.
For further information about giving to Delta College, please contact Pam Clark, Executive
Director of Institutional Advancement, at 989-686-9225 or pamelaclark@delta.edu.
If you have named Delta College as a beneficiary of your will, living trust, life
insurance, retirement plan or other estate plan, we hope that you will let us know.
The Legacy Society is a recognition society for our generous donors who have remembered
us in their estate plans. A benefit of membership is invitations to special events.
We will respect your anonymity if you so choose. In addition, by informing us of your
plans, you will help Delta College plan for the future and help ensure that your wishes
are carried out after your lifetime.
If you would like more information about how to leave a legacy to Delta College, please
contact Pam Clark, Executive Director of Institutional Advancement, at 989-686-9225.
Or, send an email, using the link below.
You can influence the future. The Delta College Foundation can help you establish a legacy gift to provide for students for generations to come. We can offer ideas for how you can make a gift either in your lifetime or through your estate plan. These can provide financial benefits and substantial tax savings to you.
"The exceptional decades of Delta College, in all its programs from academics to LifeLong Learning, to Delta College Public Media, to community outreach, provide a great opportunity for contributors to enhance many thousands of lives in the Great Lakes Bay region."
Delta College supporter, Midland