What will your legacy be?
Leaving a charitable gift in your estate plans is a wonderful way to create a personal and meaningful legacy. You can designate your future gift to help support hard working, talented students or to drive innovative research for generations to come.
Contact our team to discuss tax efficient opportunities that will make a profound difference in the lives of our students and advance Arts & Science’s mission.
“I would like to thank the Mandl family for investing in the future of knowledge, by investing in the journey that amateur mathematicians, such as myself, embark upon. Together, with the support of the Mandl family, we are able to push our collective understanding of mathematics and science as a whole.”
Brendan Shuttleworth received the Paul Mandl Graduate Scholarship in Mathematics in August 2022 thanks to an estate gift from Paul Mandl and Elsje Mandl.
Bequests
A will is the pillar of estate planning. A bequest is a gift you make in your will for a specific dollar amount, a share or a percentage of your estate, or an item of value.
Retirement funds
Retirement funds can help you plan for a bright future for yourself — and also for Arts & Science. You can name the University of Toronto as a direct beneficiary of Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs) and Registered Retirement Income Funds (RRIFs).
Life insurance
Naming the university as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy is an affordable way to build up a significant future legacy. Paid over time, a modest annual life insurance premium can result in a gift that makes a monumental difference in the life of the faculty.
Stocks and securities
Donating appreciated public securities, either during your lifetime or through your will, allows you to benefit from tax reductions while supporting the Faculty of Arts & Science.
Gifts in kind
A gift in kind is a non-cash donation of tangible personal property, independently appraised at fair market value. Please consult with our office before arranging this type of gift.
Other options
Other options for planned giving include charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts and gifts of residual interest. Please connect with our team to discover the options that best suit your needs.
Contact
To learn more about gift planning options and tax benefits of giving, please contact:
Becky Fallis
Senior Development Officer
Faculty of Arts & Science, Advancement
416-978-5988
becky.fallis@utoronto.ca
