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Is Messiah University included in your Estate Plans?

A significant source of support for Messiah is to document bequest intentions to the University. Knowing and documenting future bequests is important for a number of reasons:

  1. We want to be able to recognize and thank those who wish to Create a Legacy with the University.
  2. We want to be good stewards and utilize the bequest in the way it was desired.
  3. Knowing bequest intentions will enable the University to better plan for its financial future.
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Legacy gifts have been critical to Messiah University's mission. They make up 80% of our endowment, have helped us build numerous facilities, and provided much needed financial aid to students. If you included Messiah University in your estate plans, please print, complete and mail the Confidential Charitable Bequest Intent form to: Messiah University, One University Avenue, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055.

Your legacy is often not a choice between family and charity but between family and taxes.

With recent changes to the tax code, now is the perfect time to review your plan to ensure it achieves your goals to provide for family and to support your favorite charities. You might think providing a meaningful charitable legacy means asking your family to sacrifice its inheritance, but nothing could be further from the truth. The key to giving more to your family is to pay less in taxes. By including a charity like Messiah College in your plans, you can avoid or significantly reduce taxes while providing for your loved ones. You can also create a lasting charitable legacy by continuing your support for decades to come. Just a little planning can make a big difference.

Don't define your legacy by how much you paid in taxes, but by how well you cared for your family and continued your charitable works beyond your lifetime. We have simple, easy tools that can help you discover how to reduce taxes, increase income, and provide for your loved ones. Call 717-796-5069 or email [email protected] for a free, no-obligation look at all we can do for you and your family.

With charitable planning:

• Capital gains taxes can be reduced or even eliminated with proper planning.

• You can support the causes important to you while providing for your family.

• The estate tax may be reduced or eliminated.

Messiah College would welcome the opportunity to collaborate with you in our effort to build on our rich heritage and nurture a faith-based academic community that equips students to become agents of positive change in the world. By creating your legacy at Messiah College, you will help us fulfill that institutional calling for generations of future students.

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