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Philanthropy
Planning Your Estate
There are many ways to touch the future through The Scripps Research Institute. Like the size of gifts, motivations for making them vary. Some donors give to memorialize a loved one or to honor a cherished colleague. Others wish to frame the future of the Institute through a new building, support for the graduate school, or a favored field of research.
Many donors include Scripps Research in their estate plans and, in so doing, discover a way to assist the Institute while earning immediate financial benefits—such as additional income or tax savings—and preserving the financial security of their loved ones. No corner of The Scripps Research Institute’s home campus in California has been untouched by planned giving, and planned gifts have already been made because of the Institute’s expansion into Florida, where a satellite campus is being built.
Planned giving can provide financial solutions to complex estate issues. But some planned gifts are quite simple, and whether a transfer of residence or a gift in cash, are individually tailored to the donor’s needs and desires.
No matter its size, every gift matters. Every contribution benefits a program and a researcher. And regardless of when and where a donor’s individual support begins, all giving ultimately touches the future of mankind by helping provide the margin of excellence and innovation in biomedical research that has characterized the Institute since its founding in 1961.
Planned giving isn’t limited to those of extraordinary wealth. At its core, planned giving is simply doing good by organizing one’s goals, values, and obligations. It is establishing your financial goals today and making decisions now about how to reach them beginning tomorrow.
Depending on the giving plan you choose, you can:
- Reduce capital gains taxes, federal taxes, or estate taxes
- Earn supplemental retirement income
- Temporarily bestow an asset to The Scripps Research Institute and designate when you want it returned to yourself or your heirs
- Retain use of your property for life
Click here to view Scripps Research’s “Planning Your Gift” brochure.
The Scripps Research Institute has professionals who can guide you or your professional advisors through the choices to tailor an individual plan that fits your personal needs. We invite you to contact our office in California for a confidential, no-obligation consultation:
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Cheryl H. Dean, Esq. Planned Giving Counsel The Scripps Research Institute 10550 N. Torrey Pines Rd., TPC-2 La Jolla, California 92037 Phone: (800) 788-4931 or (858) 784-2380 Fax: (858) 784-2608 cdean@scripps.edu |
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