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Benefits of Planned Gifts
By making a planned gift, you can make a significant gift to Harvard to address some of the world's most pressing issues through cutting-edge research and the education of tomorrow's leaders—and gain financial and tax benefits for you and your family.
There are several types of gifts that first pay income to you and your family and then help Harvard. These also can enable you to dispose of illiquid assets in exchange for income and tax benefits. The lead trust is a gift arrangement that can help you transfer wealth to the next generation in a tax-efficient manner.
Recent News
Tax-Free IRA Rollover Extended until December 31, 2013
You can make a 2013 qualified charitable rollover until December 31, 2013. To benefit from this gift opportunity, the following qualifications must be met:
- You must be age 70 ½ or older at the time of transfer.
- The maximum amount you may transfer is $100,000 per year.
- The gift must be outright. Gifts to donor advised funds or to life income vehicles do not qualify.
- The gift must be transferred directly from the IRA account by the IRA administrator to Harvard.
Read more on the IRA rollover.
Opportune Time to Establish a Lead Trust
The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 has permanently extended the $5 million (per individual), $10 million (per couple) gift and generation-skipping tax exclusion. This exclusion, coupled with current low interest rates create an ideal environment to establish a charitable lead trust for financial and estate planning. Read more on charitable lead trusts.
New Edition of The Harvard Manual on Tax Aspects of Charitable Giving
We are pleased to announce that the ninth edition of The Harvard Manual on Tax Aspects of Charitable Giving, written by Carolyn Osteen and Martin Hall of Ropes & Gray, LLP is available. Order your copy today.
Featured Planned Giving Stories
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May 13, 2013
A Matter of Trust
"We wanted income from a trust to provide a measure of comfort in our lives, and we wanted someone to manage it who knows what they are doing. That’s Harvard.” Read More
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May 13, 2013
Experts Reflect on Personal Aspects of Philanthropic and Estate Planning
Rob Shapiro AB '72, JD '78 and Cameron Casey JD '03, partners at Ropes & Gray LLP discuss the personal process of charitable and estate planning. Read More
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May 7, 2013
Radcliffe Alumna’s Lifelong Passion Inspires Annuity
For Connee Counts AB ’62, CAS ’81, EdD ’87, giving to Harvard is an extension of her life’s work. Read More
BRETT NOWAK AB '03