Donor Stories

Donor Stories

A Bequest to Support Students Far into the Future - Mary Deraitus '83
Doing the right thing isn't always easy... like creating your will. When I started writing mine, it made me very uncomfortable.
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Income Gift Supports Important Values - Barb and Darrell Williams
Many of our friends would describe us as "academics." I guess we proved their point when we started to plan for our retirement.
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Dependable Income for An Evergreen Pioneer - Bernice Youtz
My commitment to Evergreen is in the form of a life income gift. It provides me with a steady, dependable check that I can rely on as part...
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An Estate Gift with Tax-Wise Giving - Mark Souder '80
My experience at Evergreen was life transforming. My parents were generous enough to support most of my education expenses...
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Wisdom of the Ages and 21st Century Tax Law - Paul Goldberg '91
Getting my Bachelor of Arts degree from Evergreen was not my family's start with "the little college in the woods." My ties with Evergreen...
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Gift Examples

The Retirement Unitrust
Mary grew up on a farm. When her parents passed away, she inherited the farm. Now, several developers would like to build homes on the farmland.
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A Bequest to Save Taxes
Thomas was a widower who had a great love for our organization. As an individual who had directly benefited from our work.
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Current Gifts
As is the case with many families, there are times each year when Jim and Sharon focus their attention on gift giving.
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