Giving Options

Gifts by Will or Trust

Gifts by Will or Trust

A charitable gift from your estate is a favored method of giving that enables you to achieve your financial goals, maintain control of your assets and benefit Ransom Everglades.
Naming Us in Your Assets

Naming Us in Your Assets

While you may transfer many of your assets through your will or living trust, a document called a beneficiary designation controls distribution of your retirement plans, life insurance policies, commercial annuities and a variety of financial accounts.
The IRA Gift (QCD)

The IRA Gift (QCD)

The IRA charitable rollover (also called the Qualified Charitable Distribution, or QCD) is a great way to make a tax-free gift to Ransom Everglades School.
Life Income Gifts

Life Income Gifts

Planned giving is a great way to give to Ransom Everglades while generating income for you and your family. Learn about gifts that support you and the School.
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Charitable Lead Trust

Make a substantial gift to Ransom Everglades School in the form of fixed annual payments and pass assets to your family or other heirs at reduced tax cost.
Retained Life Estate

Retained Life Estates

Donate your home, farm or a second home to Ransom Everglades and receive an immediate income tax charitable deduction, while retaining the right to live in your home for the rest of your life. If you itemize your deductions instead of taking the standard deduction, you could save significant income taxes.
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Bargain Sale

Receive immediate cash and make a gift to Ransom Everglades School by selling to us a valuable asset, such as real estate, for less than it is worth.
Founded in 1903, Ransom Everglades School is a coeducational, college preparatory day school for grades 6 - 12 located on two campuses in Coconut Grove, Florida. Ransom Everglades School produces graduates who "believe that they are in the world not so much for what they can get out of it as for what they can put into it." The school provides rigorous college preparation that promotes the student's sense of identity, community, personal integrity and values for a productive and satisfying life, and prepares the student to lead and to contribute to society.