The Johnston Center for Integrative Studies

Ways to Give to Johnston

Your support of the Johnston Center is critical to the long-term success of this unique and rich educational experience. There are many ways you can include the Johnston Center in your plans for your personal philanthropy. We hope the following information is helpful in demonstrating the variety of ways you can impact Johnston. You can give to Johnston directly by going to the University donation page and selecting "Johnston Center Director's Discretionary Fund." Your donation will fund student projects and community development in Johnston.

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Cash

Cash gifts, which can be made using a check or credit card, are simple and the most common types of gifts. These gifts allow the Johnston Center to put the contribution to use for the benefit of students right away. They are also fully deductible for federal income tax purposes.

Appreciated Securities

Gifts of appreciated securities – stocks and bonds – provide important tax advantages to the donor. The full fair market value of the donated appreciated securities is fully deductible as a charitable contribution for federal income tax purposes. These gifts can also be used immediately for Johnston students.

Real Estate

Gifting a residence, vacation home, commercial building, land or vacant property can provide many tax advantages. It can also provide lifetime income.

Retained Life Estates

Donors can contribute a residence, vacation home or farm, while retaining the right to live in and use the property. Donors may receive an income tax deduction.

Bequests

Setting up an endowment to benefit Johnston students in your family’s name, by means of a bequest in your will or living trust, is a wonderful way to support your philanthropic priorities in perpetuity.

Retirement Plan Assets

Using retirement plan assets to make a charitable contribution gives donors financial and tax advantages. Naming the Johnston Center for Integrative Studies as a beneficiary of a retirement plan – including IRAs, 401(k)s and profit-sharing plans – may eliminate estate and income taxes.

Life Insurance

By assigning ownership of life insurance to Johnston, donors can receive tax deductions for the cash value of the policy and the yearly premiums.

If you have any questions about the ways you can make an investment in the future of Johnston, please contact Ericka Smith, Director of Annual Giving at (909) 748-8357 or via email at ericka_smith@redlands.edu.

The above should not be interpreted as legal advice or tax planning. Please consult your tax advisor before making any major gift.