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A Win for You, A Win for Cornell

Gift planning allows you to select ways to give that help you meet your goals—and Cornell's. You can:

  • Earn income, pay fewer taxes, and secure your retirement
  • Enhance your net estate
  • Create a personal legacy
  • Get more from your real estate

Cornell's Office of Trusts, Estates, and Gift Planning offers alumni, parents, and friends personal and confidential service that is of the highest quality. Professional advisors will work with you, and with your financial advisors if desired, to help you select the giving tools and techniques to meet your individual goals, secure your family's future, and strengthen Cornell—all at the same time. Services are provided without cost or obligation.

What's New

Invest your trust in Cornell's endowment

A new IRS ruling allows individuals to invest charitable remainder trusts in university endowments. As a result, you can now benefit from the diversification of Cornell's endowment investments - and your gift will strengthen Cornell's most enduring resource, its endowment. Learn more

Today, you could give to Cornell...and get income for life

Consider how a charitable gift annuity with Cornell University might factor into your financial and tax planning strategy. The charitable gift annuity provides income for one or two beneficiaries for their lifetimes. When you transfer assets (usually cash or appreciated securities) you receive an income tax charitable deduction based on the value of the gifted asset. Payment amounts are determined by the ages of the beneficiaries. Learn more

Contact Us

Cornell University
Office of Trusts, Estates & Gift Planning
http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/gift_planning
130 E Seneca Street, Suite 400
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: 1.800.481.1865
Fax: 607.254.1204
Email: gift_planning@cornell.edu

Committing upfront cash is not the only way to make a charitable gift. Today's benefactors can also choose to employ one or more of a variety of giving techniques that offer a number of advantages.

Visit the Office of Trusts, Estates, and Gift Planning website at www.alumni.cornell.edu/gift_planning

To learn more about your planned giving options, visit the Office of Trusts, Estates, and Gift Planning website.