Remember Stanford
Our planned giving newsletter, Remember Stanford, features stories about alumni and friends who are providing support for Stanford through their estate plans. You’ll also find columns written by planned giving staff and information about giving options.
From the latest issue
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An alum’s gift for giving inspires him to remember Stanford in multiple ways
A Stanford Award of Merit honoree makes planned gifts to generate income for life and to benefit Stanford in the future
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Good Counsel: Planning for giving–and receiving
Combining charitable giving with long-term financial planning is a great way to secure an income stream for yourself or a loved one while supporting your favorite charities and causes.
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Bequest provides more than $100 million for the School of Humanities and Sciences
Gift from Joan Lewis Danforth, ’53, is one of Stanford’s largest-ever bequests
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Recent estate gifts
A sampling of recent estate gifts from generous alumni and friends of Stanford University
Stories from past issues
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A golden anniversary inspires a lasting legacy for future students
An alumni couple celebrating 50 years create plans for a scholarship fund to support undergrads for generations to come.
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Good Counsel: The many benefits of bequests
Estate planning may sound overwhelming, but it can be one of the best and most meaningful ways to ensure a lasting impact on causes close to your heart.
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Donating rental property while maintaining income and building your Stanford legacy
Rental properties can be outstanding investments, but they also come with the work of management and maintenance. Jimmy and Jean Kan decided to simplify their lives–while still maintaining an income stream–by transferring a rental property to Stanford through a charitable remainder unitrust.
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Good Counsel: The benefits of donating real estate to a charitable remainder unitrust
Donating long-held rental property is an outstanding way to realize the many benefits of establishing a unitrust with Stanford.
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A lasting gift for neuroscience and human health
A Stanford alum and her husband make a bequest and create their legacy at Stanford
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Good Counsel: Making a bequest or estate plan gift
Building your legacy through meaningful choices
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A caring doctor pays it forward
A devoted pediatrician’s planned gifts to Stanford support scholarships and medical student research.
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Good Counsel: The benefits of charitable gift annuities
When selling an appreciated asset, such as stock or real estate, capital gains taxes can be a real concern.
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A gift honoring professors who inspired
With their planned gift, a Stanford alum and her husband remember two beloved Stanford professors.
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Good Counsel: how to create a planned gift that is meaningful to you
You can create a planned gift that’s meaningful to you through a charitable remainder unitrust
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Inspiring future gifts from all communities
A minister dedicates his life to helping those less fortunate. He hopes his planned gift encourages other alums of color to support the next generation.
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Good Counsel: Giving from your retirement plan
A simple, tax-efficient way to extend your legacy.
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A gift to Stanford can pay you back
As the owner of an apartment complex, Mandana Varnoos looked for a tax-smart way to retire while supporting a cause meaningful to her.
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CARES Act not extended for 2022
What you need to know about the CARES Act provisions that expired at the end of 2021.
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Good Counsel: The benefits of a gift of real estate
Many Stanford alumni and friends choose to use appreciated assets to make charitable gifts and avoid capital gains taxes.
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A bequest helps Stanford GSB support students with disabilities
With a gift in her living trust, a widow honors her husband, Paris Thermenos, MBA ’83, and helps others.
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Good Counsel: How to make a bequest that is meaningful to you
Remembering Stanford in your estate plans can help sustain and strengthen the university in years to come.
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A win-win solution for charitable giving
With a charitable remainder unitrust gift, the Blochs were able to maximize their contributions, reduce their tax burden, and help to set the Stanford Law School up for long-term success.
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Good Counsel: The benefits of a charitable remainder unitrust
Jamie Downes, associate director of planned giving, explains the benefits of charitable remainder unitrusts.
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An unusual path forges bright futures
Stanford helped Susan Harman, MBA ’79, set a new course. Her gift helps others do the same.
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Every day, a Stanford connection
Kent Kaiser, ’59, has been finding Stanford community in surprising places for six decades. Now, he’s honoring that lifelong connection with a charitable remainder unitrust.
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Good Counsel: Celebrating your past
Jeff Underwood, associate director of planned giving, shares how alums can create a lasting legacy at Stanford in their reunion years.
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The rewards of retirement
His gift will fight cancer. Hers will help deserving students. Both provide annual payments to the donors for life.
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Good Counsel: The benefits of charitable gift annuities
When selling an appreciated asset, such as stock or real estate, capital gains taxes can be a real concern.
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A gift helps pay for retirement
After 40 years in their Palo Alto home, Steve and Karen Ross decided it was time to move on. They used an interest in the house to establish a charitable remainder unitrust, which gives them income payments for life.
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Good Counsel: Benefits of donating appreciated assets
When the time has come to sell an appreciated asset, such as stock or real estate, capital gains taxes can be a real concern.