Help to Ensure Our Mission for Years to Come
With planned giving, you are establishing a donation that will be given at a later time. By planning to support MLC in the future, you help ensure that our mission of educating and empowering women and families continues for years to come. Planned giving can also provide financial benefits to you and your family now and in the future.
How to Support Mercy Learning Center
These are just a few common ways to make a planned gift.
Bequests
Bequests are gifts made as part of a will or trust – you must have a will or living trust to make a bequest. Bequests are flexible and easy to update. As a donor, you have many options for how you plan your bequest.
- Choose to leave a set dollar amount or percentage to Mercy Learning Center
- Designate Mercy Learning Center as the beneficiary of your retirement assets or life insurance policies
- Leave specific assets such as bank accounts or investment accounts to Mercy Learning Center
- Recommend Mercy Learning Center as the beneficiary of your Donor Advised Fund (DAF)
Charitable Gift Annuities (CGA)
Charitable gift annuities are irrevocable and can be immediate or deferred. With a CGA, you or your beneficiary receive fixed payments for life in exchange for a gift of cash or securities to Mercy Learning Center.
IRA Charitable Rollover Gift Annuity Plan:
This is a combination of a charitable gift annuity and a qualified charitable distribution from an IRA.
- Only eligible for those over 70 ½ years old
- Rollovers may only occur once per lifetime
Leave a Lasting Legacy
These are just a few ways to leave a lasting legacy at Mercy Learning Center. You may also choose to name us as a charity of choice in your will, make a Qualified Charitable Deduction (QCD), create a Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT), and more. Please contact us today to discuss your legacy gift.
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Become a Part of the Mercy Legacy Circle
No matter what method you choose, please always let us know if you have generously chosen to make a planned gift to Mercy Learning Center so that we may ensure your wishes are made. You will also have the option of being recognized as part of the Mercy Legacy Circle. If you prefer your plans to be kept anonymous, please just let us know.
Mercy Learning Center Tax ID: 22-2859879
Mailing Address: 637 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604
Support MLC with a Planned Giving Today!
Questions about Planned Giving? Contact the Development Department at 203-334-6699 or send us an email at development@mercylearningcenter.org.
