Life-income Gifts

Special arrangements can enable you to receive income for yourself and another designated person, such as an elderly parent, a child or your spouse. By itemizing deductions, you get a charitable income tax deduction for your gifts, while avoiding or substantially reducing capital gains tax on the sale and reinvestment of highly appreciated, but low-yielding, assets used to fund the life-income gift.

Such gifts may make it possible for you to give what you want, rather than what you can afford because you actually receive income from the gift. Your specific questions regarding life-income gifts to Bradley University can be answered by calling 1-800-327-7886.

Charitable Gift Annuity

You may transfer cash, securities and/or real estate to the University and receive a fixed annuity for life. The transaction is part charitable gift and part the purchase of an annuity. Charitable gift annuities can be either immediate or deferred, so that donors can begin receiving their annuity payments at some specified time in the future, while immediately receiving a charitable income tax deduction.

Charitable Remainder Trusts

You may transfer cash, securities, and/or real estate to an irrevocable trust, which then pays you income — usually for your lifetime. You can choose either fixed payments based on the value of the assets when the trust is first created or a variable income stream based on the value of the trust each year.

Additional Information

There are many Ways to Give to Bradley University, but regardless you will have an impact on the University, its students and faculty who make it exceptional.

For more information about giving to Bradley University, please contact:

Development Office
1501 West Bradley Avenue
Peoria, IL 61625

309.677.3161 • Fax: 309.677.2516
Toll-free: 1.800.327.7886