Other Ways To Give

Stock | IRA QCDs | Donor Advised Funds | Bequests

Gifts of Stock

Depending on your situation, gifts of appreciated securities may result in additional tax savings. To make a stock gift, please contact our office at (913) 962-4422 x302.

“We have gladly supported Global Scholars financially for many years through monthly giving. We first became interested in Global Scholars because we met on the university campus. The faithful witness of Christians on a secular campus was instrumental in Andy’s coming to faith. Additionally, we realized that the university has an outsized impact on culture and future leaders and influencers. So, for some time, we have been interested in ways we can better serve this valuable ministry. As part of my employment compensation, my company also provided stock. A friend mentioned that we could directly transfer that stock ownership to nonprofit organizations such as Global Scholars rather than selling the stock ourselves and then sending the remaining cash proceeds to Global Scholars. This allowed us to increase our giving and it offered various tax benefits. ”

Andy & Caroline Trammel

IRA QCDs

Did you know that, if you are at least 70 ½ years old, you can make tax-free charitable donations directly from your IRA? By making what’s called a qualified charitable distribution (QCD), you can benefit your favorite charity while excluding up to $105,000 annually in 2024 from gross income. These gifts, also known as “charitable IRA rollovers,” would otherwise be taxable IRA distributions.

“I have been interested in supporting missions since I first heard missionary speakers in high school. After college, I spent some time in Korea and saw university students involved in Bible studies. That experience helped me see that university students are the future, so I appreciate the mission of Global Scholars. I especially like being able to support people whom I personally know and trust and whose ministry I believe in. For several years, I’ve given by making a monthly automatic payment on my credit card. But now, it’s great to be able to give directly from my IRA without having to pay taxes on what I am required to withdraw. It’s a blessing to be able to continue to give at this point in my life. I want my money to go where it can make the best contribution!”

Marilyn Hood

Donor-Advised Funds

You can make gifts to Global Scholars through your donor-advised fund.

“My husband and I have been supporters of Global Scholars for many years. When we had the opportunity to meet and hear the stories of many of the professors working in the field, we were encouraged, and our commitment to the ministry was reinforced. Additionally, as our children are quickly approaching college age, we feel a far more personal connection to supporting a Christian influence in higher education. Saving money into our donor-advised fund through our working years has and will continue to allow us to make our annual gifts to this important work now and into retirement.”

Dawn Clayton

Global Scholars Board Member

Bequests

Including Global Scholars in your estate plans is a transformative way to leave a lasting legacy for professors and students around the world.

"My wife Kathy and I have been supporters of Global Scholars for quite a while. The idea that the several square feet behind the Professor’s podium is the most influential place in our world rings true, and is a very unique point of view in World Missions. Serving on the board and meeting Professors involved in this ministry are two things in my life that convinced me of the great need to stand with Global Scholars to ensure this vital ministry is well-known, well-prayed over, and, of course, well-funded. Through serving on the board, I became acquainted with the need for the focused mission to support Christian professors in all disciplines for the communities they served in, and ultimately our world, to flourish. Through meeting professors being served by this mission I became acquainted with the impact they are having on both their believing and non-believing students, and on the institutions and cultures in which they served. That’s the reason that Kathy and I choose to give consistently, sacrifice our time, and include Global Scholars in our estate planning. God loves a cheerful giver, and it could not be easier to give than it is to this work!"

Chip and Kathy Elmblad

Global Scholars does not provide tax or legal advice. Please consult your financial advisor to make sure any gift you are considering is right for you.