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• The Charitable IRA Rollover Extended for 2008/2009!
• Cayuga Society honors more than 4000

What is gift planning?

Gift planning is simply the act of thoughtfully selecting ways to give that help you meet your goals-and Cornell's.

With the Office of Trusts, Estates & Gift Planning you can:

• Earn income, pay fewer taxes, and secure your retirement
• Enhance your net estate
• Create a personal legacy
• Get more from your real estate
  

In the Office of Trusts, Estates, and Gift Planning, we take great pride in offering Cornell alumni, parents, and friends personal and confidential service that is of the highest quality. Our professional advisors will work with you, and with your financial advisors if desired, to help you select the giving tools and techniques to meet your individual goals, secure your family's future, and strengthen Cornell- all at the same time. Our services are provided without cost or obligation.

Beginning with Ezra Cornell's gift of prime real estate-his farm far above Cayuga's waters-Cornell University has achieved a worldwide reputation, a place in the Ivy League, and distinction as a truly egalitarian institution. Its preeminence developed over the years with the help of thousands of dedicated alumni and friends.

From gifts of land to gifts of books and manuscripts, artwork, equipment, supplies, business interests, and cash, the generosity of farsighted individuals has always been a key to Cornell's success. But today's benefactors can also choose to employ one or more of a variety of giving techniques that offer a number of advantages. In fact, committing upfront cash is not the only way to make a charitable gift.