We accept gifts of stocks and securities, which oftentimes offer tax advantages to the donor. Talk with your broker about the advantages based on your personal financial situation.

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Give Through Your Donor Advised Fund

Gifts through donor advised funds offer tax advantages and allow donors to make charitable contributions over time to the organizations that mean the most to them. Talk with your financial advisor on how you can set up a donor-advised fund.

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Make a Gift From Your IRA

Choosing to provide support through a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) from your IRA is a savvy way for some donors who are at least 70 ½ years old to enjoy tax benefits. Talk with your IRA administrator for details on how to create a QCD to the MCC Foundation.

To learn more about these ways to make your gift to the MCC Foundation, please contact Dr. Michelle Helmin, Executive Director, at 860-512-2902.

Qualified Charitable Distributions

Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs), also known as IRA Charitable Rollovers, are the savviest way for individuals age 70½ or older to use their IRAs to maximize their charitable impact.

I’ve already made a QCD gift to MCC Foundation and I need a tax acknowledgment letter

Thank you for your support! If you’ve already given a QCD gift to MCC Foundation and haven’t yet received your acknowledgment letter, please report your gift details so that we can verify your gift and provide you with your letter.

Once your gift is verified, we’ll send your letter to the address you provide.

Ways to Give Future Support

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Create Your Own Legacy - Gifts in Wills

Including the MCC Foundation in your bequest intentions is an excellent way to make a gift to the College and it helps ensure that your intentions are fulfilled.

1968 Society

Donors who include the MCC Foundation in their will become members of the 1968 Society. Members of the Society are celebrated during their lifetime by inclusion in special events, noted on yearly gift reporting and in other ways.

Are you planning on including a gift to MCC Foundation in your will, or have you already?

I have included a gift to MCC Foundation in my will

This is great news! Please contact our Executive Director Dr. Michelle Helmin, at 860-512-2902 to let her know. That way, you can be included in the 1968 Society.

I want to more about how to include the MCC Foundation in my planned giving

To learn more about what is needed to properly document your intentions, please consult with your estate attorney or call Executive Director Dr. Michelle Helmin, at 860-512-2902 and she can assist in guiding you to the right resources.

Retirement Asset

You can designate MCC Foundation as a beneficiary of part or all the remainder of your IRA or retirement plan. Distributions from retirement plans at the death of the survivor of the account-holder can be subject to both income and estate taxes. By naming MCC Foundation as the beneficiary of your retirement plan, 100% of the plan’s balance is available for MCC Foundation's use since the distribution avoids both income and estate taxes.

Life Insurance

If you have more insurance coverage than you need, you may consider transferring ownership of the policy to MCC Foundation. You will receive a charitable income tax deduction equal to the policy’s cash surrender value or cost basis, whichever is less.

Life Income Asset

Life income plans enable you to make a meaningful gift to MCC Foundation while receiving significant income and tax benefits. There are several different types of life income gift arrangements available. These include charitable remainder trusts, gift annuities, and pooled income funds.

Everyone deserves the chance to pursue a college education.

The biggest hurdle stopping people from pursuing their dreams is financial. Your gift bridges that gap and opens a world of opportunity.

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