Planned Giving

Making a gift to Dordt University in your will can be as simple as one sentence and is an easy way to support Dordt’s mission. Gifts in your will or living trust are versatile and can include, cash, assets, or a percentage of your estate.

If Dordt is already included in your will, thank you! Please submit the deferred gift form below for our records.

If you’re considering including Dordt in your will and would like more information, please use the form below to connect with Dordt.

A charitable gift annuity to Dordt University is the gift that gives back now and for the rest of your life. When you establish a charitable gift annuity you receive an income tax charitable deduction and fixed payments based on the percentage of your original gift all while supporting Dordt’s mission.

Dordt University partners with the Barnabas Foundation to help administer both Charitable Gift Annuities and Charitable Remainder Trusts.

A charitable remainder trust provides a gift to Dordt University and offers you reliable payments in two ways.

• The annuity trust pays you a predetermined annual fixed dollar amount. Your payments stay the same, regardless of fluctuations in trust investments.
• The unitrust pays you an annual variable amount based on a fixed percentage of the fair market value of the trust assets. The amount of your payments is redetermined annually based on the current value of the trust.

Dordt University partners with the Barnabas Foundation to help administer both Charitable Gift Annuities and Charitable Remainder Trusts.

Memorial and tribute gifts to Dordt University are lasting and meaningful ways to honor a loved one, celebrate a special occasion, or mark an achievement.

A gift of commodities or livestock to Dordt University is a smart and meaningful investment. Your gift of the sale (on a cash basis) is not required on your tax return while the cost of production can be claimed as an expense.

In order to ensure proper routing, please use the form below to connect with Dordt.