How to Give

Give a gift of appreciated assets including mutual funds, stocks, or bonds, and you will get a charitable deduction for the full amount of your gift and avoid capital gains tax, while delivering an immediate benefit to the University of Hartford.

As a permanent part of the tax code, if you are age 72 or older you can make direct transfers of the required minimum withdrawal from your traditional or Roth IRA in amounts up to $100,000 tax free, while delivering an immediate benefit to the University.

See more on how to make a charitable IRA rollover gift.

Naming the University of Hartford as a beneficiary on a qualified retirement asset such as an IRA, 401(k), or 403(b) eliminates income and estate tax, making your gift go further.

Bequests are simple—you can leave the University of Hartford an unrestricted gift or name a restricted purpose such as scholarship or a specific school within the University. You may choose to leave an outright dollar amount or a percentage remainder of your estate after you provide for your heirs.

By making a life income gift now with cash, or by disposing of underperforming assets such as stocks, CD’s or bonds, a charitable gift annuity can provide a quarterly income stream for you or another person for life, and offers additional tax benefits.

Trusts can offer significant tax savings as well as avoidance of capital gains, and they help retain family assets for the future. Charitable lead trusts provide income that can be gifted now, with the balance passing to your heirs later. Charitable remainder trusts provide you with a current income stream, with the balance passing to the University in the future.

Make a future gift by naming the University as a beneficiary of an existing life insurance policy. You can also donate a paid-up policy now delivering an immediate benefit to UHart, or create a new one naming the University as both owner and beneficiary.

A gift of real estate or other high-value tangible personal property, such as artwork, musical instruments, or heirloom jewelry, allows for an immediate income tax deduction as well as avoidance of capital gains and reduction of estate tax. With prior approval from the University, you may also leave such items in your will.

If you already make annual gifts through a donor-advised fund, consider designating a percentage of the balance to pass directly to the University at termination.