Give

When deciding about a gift to Alliance University, Planned Giving can help you accomplish your giving goals, increase the impact of your gift, and often reduce taxes. Wise counsel can help you determine the best giving option for today and the future.

For guidance in this area, we work with Orchard Alliance, a planned giving leader and supporting organization of the C&MA, serving ministries and individuals for more than 50 years. Since every situation is unique, Orchard Alliance brings the right blend of biblical and professional expertise to develop and implement a plan that achieves your giving goals.

For more information about planned giving and how to get started, visit here.

Many corporate companies offer a gift matching program that will match the contributions of a donor, up to a certain amount, to their cause of choice. This giving opportunity doubles the donations to Alliance University and opens the doors to deeper partnerships.

Please let us know if you work at a company that offers a matching gift program and we can assist you with completing the forms to request those funds. To get started, contact our Office of Advancement at collegerelations@nyack.edu.

Mail all gifts and forms to:

Alliance University
Office of Advancement
2 Washington St
New York, NY 10004

A gift of real estate offers you the opportunity to make a significant charitable contribution with a tax-friendly outcome. There are several ways to donate real estate including an outright gift, retained life estate, or bargain sale.

Stocks, bonds, and mutual funds are easy to give and offer great tax advantages. You can transfer the securities to us electronically through your broker or give us the stock or bond certificates and a signed stock power for each certificate. You can name Alliance University the “payable-on-death beneficiary” (POD) or “in trust for” (ITF) of your bank accounts (savings or checking) or on any Certificates of Deposits. Likewise, you can name Alliance University as a “transfer on death beneficiary” (TOD) of a brokerage account you may own. Because our tax laws often subject retirement plan assets like 401(k) and 403 (b) plans to the highest combined income and estate taxes, charitable donations of these assets may be the most efficient estate planning option.

You may donate a life insurance policy and name Alliance University as the beneficiary of that policy.  For the gift of a paid-up policy, you will be entitled to an income tax deduction equal to the lesser of the cash value of the policy or the total premiums paid. To qualify for the federal charitable contribution deduction on a gift of an existing policy, you must name the charitable organization owner and beneficiary.  Even if you are still paying premiums on your policy, you can give it away and future gifts to pay the premiums will also be tax-deductible.

This is a simple contract between you and Alliance University that pays you a fixed dollar amount (an annuity) for your lifetime and that of another individual, if desired, based upon your age(s) at the time of your gift. The older you are, the higher the annuity.  If you use appreciated property, such as stocks, to fund the gift annuity, you will avoid the capital gains tax on the gift portion of the transaction and the remaining gain will be apportioned over your lifetime.

One of the most popular types of planned gifts is bequests. Anything you leave to a charitable organization will reduce the size of your taxable estate while helping a good cause.  You can leave a specific bequest of a specified sum of money or a particular piece of property to Alliance University. Other options are to leave a percentage of your estate or a percentage of the residue to us after making provisions for family and friends.