Consolidated Appropriations Act 2023 (CAA) and Your Support

How Will You Leave Your Legacy?

A legacy gift enables you to support Doane Academy, secures the financial needs of your loved ones, and provides you with tax benefits. Legacy gifts of all sizes combine to help us meet our current goals and reach further into the future.

By including Doane Academy in your will or trust, naming the school as a beneficiary of all or part of a life insurance policy, or taking advantage of other giving opportunities, you can preserve your assets now and support Doane Academy for years to come. Your gift will have a real, lasting impact.

Let us help you make the gift that's right for you. Request a confidential, no-obligation conversation to get started.

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The George Washington Doane Heritage Society

When you make a gift to Doane Academy from your will or trust, you'll be welcomed into The George Washington Doane Heritage Society and join other supporters and friends of our important mission. Is Doane Academy already in your plans? Please let us know so we can properly thank you and make sure your gift will be used as you've intended.

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If you've already included Doane Academy in your plans, please let us know so we can properly thank you and make sure your gift will be used as you've intended.

The George Washington Doane Heritage Society Members

  • Anonymous
  • Victoria Greene Aldrich '70
  • Anne Marie Porges Ausnit '50 *
  • Betty Sue Campbell '64 *
  • Christina Cecchi '85
  • Melanie Chletcos '69
  • Bryant and Jeanette Smith Cureton '63
  • Jasmine Declet
  • Alice Collins Fisk '61
  • Teddi Groff '65
  • Marjorie C. Hayes '39 *
  • Pamela Borden Heckert '67
  • Anne Cramer Hoover '59 *
  • Kathleen Lisehora Keays '88
  • Myrna Blank Kirschner '64
  • Desiree Lerro '74
  • Cynthia McFarland H *
  • John and Alice McGee H
  • Margaret Fenimore Morris '57
  • Stacy Mullen Nordlinger '96
  • Mabel Welles Owens '33 *
  • George Sanderson
  • Judith Perincheif '57
  • Michael Russell and Liesel Schwarz
  • Jeanne Leach Scott '40 *
  • Ann Pumyea Siner '40 *
  • David and Suzanne Shaw Smith '61 *
  • Sally Garrison Thomas '57
  • Adelaide Ward '35 *
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  • H Honorary Graduate
  • * Deceased

How to Give

Not only do you have options for how your gift will be used, you also have options on what to give and how to give. There are gifts that cost you nothing now, gifts that pay you income, and gifts that allow you to decide what happens when.

Gifts From Your Will
General Bequest

Through a provision in your written and executed will, you can make a gift in the form of cash, securities, real estate or personal property. There are many types of bequests. Choose the one that best fits your needs and intentions.

Beneficiary Gifts
Retirement Accounts

Naming Doane Academy as the beneficiary of a qualified retirement plan asset such as a 401(k), 403(b), IRA, Keogh, profit-sharing pension plan or other donor-advised funds, will accomplish a charitable goal while realizing significant tax savings.

Gifts of Stock
Appreciated Stock

When you donate appreciated stocks, bonds, or mutual fund shares instead of cash, you'll receive charitable deductions at full, fair market value while reducing capital gains impact.

Charitable IRA Rollover
Charitable IRA Rollover

If you're 70 ½ or older, you can make a gift directly from your IRA to Doane Academy . While there is no charitable deduction for a rollover gift, you do avoid the income tax on the donated portion of your required minimum distribution.

Donor Advised Funds
Beneficiary Designation and Grants

Designate Doane Academy as a beneficiary to receive all or a portion of the balance of your Donor Advised Fund (DAF) through your fund administrator. You also can make a grant to us at any time from your donor-advised fund.

Gifts of Life Insurance
Beneficiary Designation and Paid-Up Policies

Name Doane Academy as the beneficiary of an existing life insurance policy; donate an existing, paid-up life insurance policy you no longer need; or purchase a new life insurance policy and name Doane Academy as the owner and beneficiary.

Meet Our Donors

Donors just like you have made a real impact just by adding a few words to their will or using one of the many giving options available.

Contact Us

Use the Form Below to Get In Touch with One of Our Planned Giving Officers.

Let us know how we can help you include Doane Academy in your estate plans. Discussing your charitable intentions with us can lead to a much better result than going it alone - and will ensure that your gift is used just as you wish.

Contact a Gift Officer

Kathleen Keays Oliver '88

Kathleen Keays Oliver '88
Director of Development

kkeays@doaneacademy.org
(609) 386-3500