Planned Giving

Your Charitable Contribution to MMRI Lab Research Can Change Countless Lives

Join the growing number of friends who invest now in the Institute’s future by including MMRI as a beneficiary of their wills, charitable trusts and retirement plans.

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Donor Advised Fund

DONOR ADVISED FUND

Designate MMRI to receive all or a portion of the balance of your Donor Advised Fund through your fund administrator.

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Planned Giving From Your Estate

Wills and Living Trusts

Through a provision in your written and executed will or living trust, you can make a gift to MMRI in the form of cash, securities or real estate. Consult with your attorney to choose the one that best fits your needs and intentions.

Retirement Plans

Designate MMRI to receive a portion of your retirement fund.

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Planned Giving That Pays You an Income

Charitable Gift Annuities

Support MMRI and receive payments in your retirement years.

Charitable Remainder Trusts

You can take care of yourself and take care of MMRI by irrevocably transferring assets to a trustee that invests the trust’s assets and pays you and/or other beneficiaries variable annual payments for life and/or a term of years.

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Other Planned Giving Opportunities

Real Estate

Like stock, the fair market value of gifts of appreciated assets can be deducted from your income tax today, allowing you to avoid capital gains and reduce estate taxes in the future. There is also a way to donate your home and live there as long as you’d like.

Life Insurance

Name MMRI as the beneficiary of an existing life insurance policy or donate an existing, paid-up life insurance policy you no longer need.

Stocks and Bonds

A charitable stock or bond plan can help you achieve your goals for tax savings and even provide additional income.

Qualified Charitable Distributions

If you are 70½ or above, you can donate part or all of your unused retirement assets to MMRI which may provide tax benefits.

We Want to Recognize Your Generosity

Join MMRI’s Cornerstone Society

The MMRI Cornerstone Society allows you to be honored for any of your planned gifts now. It will be our pleasure to honor your legacy and thank you for your generosity.

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“Your donation, no matter the amount, will not only continue your legacy but propel the research and innovation of our science and enable tomorrow’s cures.” - David Schneeweiss, Cornerstone Society Member

Chase Kessinger, Ph.D.

Chase Kessinger, Ph.D.

Chase Kessinger, Ph.D.

Chase Kessinger, Ph.D.

Give Today to Help Fund Breakthrough Medical Research

These are just some of the many ways you can give to MMRI. We can help you create a customized plan to leave your legacy with MMRI.

Contact the Office of Development at 315.624.7476 or development@mmri.edu to discuss your planned giving options.

Chase Kessinger, Ph.D.

Chase Kessinger, Ph.D.

Chase Kessinger, Ph.D.

Chase Kessinger, Ph.D.