Welcome to Planned Giving

Making a planned gift is a wonderful way to show your support and appreciation for Ripon Colege and its mission while accommodating your own personal, financial, estate-planning, and philanthropic goals. We recommend that you familiarize yourself with various gift options by exploring How to Give and What to Give. Then compare gift options and/or calculate how these gifts could work for you.

Planned Giving Resources

Meet Our Donors

Read about why others have chosen to make a planned gift to Ripon. | Read More

Sample Bequest Language

Find the wording you’ll need for your gift by will. | Learn More

Compare Gifts

Use our comparison tool to see which gift best meets your goals. | Learn More

Planned Giving Blog

Alphabet Soup and Timing: 70½, IRA, 108, QCD, 73, RMD, 25

Do you know how to ensure tax benefits and maximum impact from your IRA charitable rollover? Read more to learn how to best time your gifts and much more.

Three Strategic Giving Options in Times of Market Volatility

Even in times of economic uncertainty, there are tax-smart giving options for the charitably minded. Read more to learn how to maximize your philanthropy in a volatile market.

Petunias, Tulips, and Philanthropy: Annual and Perennial Ways to Make a Charitable Impact

Have you ever considered how annual and perennial flowers are like annual and planned charitable giving? Read more to learn ways you can support our mission now and in the future.

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