Endowed Gifts assure the permanency and constancy of the Institute’s mission. Endowment funds are invested and only the income generated from these funds is spent. Common forms these gifts may take are scholarship or speaker funds. Donors may create an endowed gift in the name of someone they wish to honor.
Individuals wishing to make a gift to the William Alanson White Institute may use a variety of methods to do so. In addition to contributing funds via check or credit card, donors may transfer securities to the Institute, a form of support that confers certain tax advantages. Donors may also include the Institute in their estate planning, ie, by specifying the Institute as a beneficiary of all or a portion of their individual retirement account or simplified employee pension account. Other tax advantaged approaches to furthering the work of the Institute include planned gifts, bequests, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, memorials and endowments. Contributions to the William Alanson White Institute, a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, are deductible.