Ways to Give

Endowments provide a dependable, perpetual source of funding for things such as student scholarships. Endowed gifts are invested and each year a percentage of the return is made available to the college to support critical campus initiatives. The distribution amount is approved by the board each year. Endowments can be created with a minimum gift of $25,000. 

Annual Gifts of any amount can make an immediate impact. It can be made one time or arranged to be made on a convenient, recurring basis. Gifts to the Westminster Fund cover the cost of the greatest priorities on campus. 

If your employer or your spouse's employer has a matching gift program, your gift to Ï㽶ÊÓƵ may be doubled or even tripled.

If your securities are held by a broker, instruct your broker to contact Brock Ayers, Financial Advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors, and inform him of your intent to transfer stock to Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.

Wells Fargo Advisors
14567 North Outer Forty Drive
Chesterfield, MO 63017
Phone: 636.530.6111
Toll Free: 800.866.2801
Fax: 636.530.4563

Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Federal Employer Identification Number: 43-0652617
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Missouri Tax Identification Number: 10100121

Scholarships, endowed positions, facilities-room naming’s, or programs can be named in memory or in honor of someone special to you. All of these opportunities can be funded through a 5-year pledge.

• Are you interested in fixed income that could include avoidance of capital gains taxes?
• Are you looking for a way to use the best asset choices for gifts to family and the College?

Starting at age 70½ you can make an RMD. The required minimum distribution (RMD) age (previously 72) increased to 73 on January 1, 2023. As a reminder, “required minimum distribution” (RMD) refers to the mandated amount that you must withdraw from qualified retirement plans, which include IRAs as well as 401(k)s and other tax-deferred retirement accounts.

Up to $100,000 per year can be directed tax-free to a qualified charity such as Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.

QCDs can satisfy all or part of your RMD. You can now make a one-time $50,000 QCD transfer to a charitable remainder trust (CRT) or other split-interest gift such as a charitable gift annuity (CGA). These are the “Legacy IRA” provisions. The new statute requires that the vehicle contains only IRA assets. Reach out to find an option that is right for you.

Some of the various ways to utilize estate planning to benefit Westminster:

• Designating Westminster as the beneficiary of a will, trust, retirement plan, or life insurance policy.
• Using a charitable IRA rollover to make a gift that can count toward your required minimum distribution without it being taxed as income.
• Utilizing a charitable gift annuity, charitable remainder annuity trust, charitable remainder unitrust, charitable lead trust and directing the income to create a legacy at Westminster.
• Utilizing a Donor Advised Fund now and recommend charitable gifts, possibly with family involvement, for many years to come.