Gifts of Insurance

A gift of a life insurance policy is an excellent way to make a gift to Marist School. If you have a life insurance policy that has outlasted its original purpose, consider making a gift of your insurance policy to Marist. For example, you may have purchased a policy to provide for minor children and they are now financially independent adults.

Gift of Insurance

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Benefits of gifts of life insurance

• Receive a charitable income tax deduction
• If Marist retains the policy to maturity, you can receive additional tax deductions by making annual gifts
• If Marist cashes in the policy, you will be able to see firsthand how your gift supports our charitable work
• If Marist retains the policy to maturity, or you name Marist as a beneficiary, once the policy matures, the proceeds of your policy will be paid to the school to help advance the mission of educating the whole person in the image of Christ

How to make a gift of life insurance

To make a gift of life insurance, please contact your life insurance provider, request a beneficiary designation form from the insurer and include Marist School as the beneficiary of your policy.

You can also designate Marist School as a partial, full or contingent beneficiary of your life insurance policy. You will continue to own and can make use of the policy during your lifetime. Your estate may benefit from an estate tax charitable deduction.

Your deduction for the gift of life insurance will depend on whether the policy has increased in value above the premiums and whether the policy is paid up or there are remaining payments to be made.

Contact us

If you have any questions about making a gift of a life insurance policy, please contact us. We would be happy to answer questions that you have.

Please let us know if you have already named Marist as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy. We would like to thank you and recognize you for your gift.

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