{"id":1241,"date":"2025-09-23T18:12:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T18:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/alumni\/?page_id=1241"},"modified":"2025-11-10T16:21:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T16:21:24","slug":"gifts-you-can-make-from-your-estate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/alumni\/planned-giving\/gifts-you-can-make-from-your-estate\/","title":{"rendered":"Gifts You Can Make From Your Estate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Including a gift to Clark in your estate plans allows you to leave a significant legacy without parting with assets during your lifetime. Gifts that come to Clark upon your death may also reduce or eliminate federal and state estate taxes.\u00a0 Follow in the footsteps of Clark\u2019s first benefactor, Jonas Clark, by helping to further the University\u2019s reputation as an educational leader and supporting the students and faculty who challenge convention \u2014 and change our world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Planned gifts you can make from your estate include:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Bequests (wills & living trusts) <\/summary>\n

Include Clark University in your will or living trust by\u00a0designating\u00a0a specific amount, percentage, or asset.\u00a0Bequests\u00a0are flexible, revocable, and may reduce estate taxes.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

Beneficiary designations<\/summary>\n

Name Clark University as a beneficiary of your\u00a0retirement plan<\/strong>,\u00a0IRA<\/strong>,\u00a0life insurance policy<\/strong>, or\u00a0donor-advised fund<\/strong>. This is often as simple as updating a form with your plan administrator, and it allows you to\u00a0retain\u00a0control of your assets during your lifetime.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

Life insurance<\/summary>\n

You can name Clark as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The University may also accept gifts of life insurance policies, provided certain conditions are met. Please reach out for any additional questions. <\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

Gifts from your donor-advised fund<\/summary>\n

Create a succession plan so that when you pass, your donor-advised fund continues your support of Clark.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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