Investing in and helping to shape the next generation of Christian leaders is one of the most powerful ways you can serve. Investing in Asbury University and our students creates a ripple effect that will benefit generations to come. We are honored to come alongside you to explore smart and powerful ways to increase the impact of your gifts through your planned giving to Asbury University – often while benefiting your family, too.
By understanding the available options, you can multiply the results of your generosity in ways that are simple, flexible, cost-effective and powerful.
As a ministry to our alumni and friends, Asbury University’s Development team, including trusted staff and partners from the Barnabas Foundation, offers tax-wise charitable gift and stewardship legacy planning from a distinctly Christian worldview at no cost to you. It is our desire to come alongside you on your stewardship journey to provide answers to your questions with clarity, integrity, and with complete confidentiality. No matter the size or complexity of your situation, our staff and partners at the Barnabas Foundation will help you make important, God-honoring decisions through no-pressure conversation, sincere prayer, and genuine transparency. Build on Asbury’s foundation with a legacy gift that will impact students for generations to come.
There are many ways to support the mission of Asbury, including traditional methods, securities, cryptocurrency and others.
Estate & Gift Planning Office
(859) 858-5707
giftplanning@asbury.edu
Request your free copy of Smart and Powerful Giving: Increase Your Impact Through Planned Gifts.
Donating stock, assets, or appreciated real estate, such as a home, vacation property, undeveloped land, farmland, ranch or commercial property can make a great gift to Asbury University.
Did you know that 50%-60% of your retirement assets may be taxed if you leave them to your heirs at your death? Another option is to leave your heirs assets that receive a step up in basis (such as real estate and stock) and give the retirement assets to Asbury University. As a charity, we are not taxed upon receiving an IRA or other retirement plan assets.
Leave a legacy and help further Asbury’s mission through a bequest gift, a gift made through your will or trust. This is one of the most popular and flexible ways to support the mission of Asbury University.
Make a gift to Asbury and continue to receive income. Transfer your cash or property to Asbury and you receive fixed payments for life at a rate based on your age.
With a donor advised fund, you can make gifts during your lifetime, and when you pass away, your children can carry on your legacy of giving.
Since 1976, Barnabas Foundation has helped thousands of individuals and families give more effectively to the ministries close to their hearts. The Foundation, alongside of Asbury’s staff, will help you accomplish the greatest good with your generosity – for your family and for God’s Kingdom – through tax-wise charitable giving.
Read more about the Barnabas Foundation at barnabasfoundation.org.
Named after Asbury University’s founder, the John Wesley Hughes Society recognizes those who have made an estate provision or other life income provision that benefits Asbury University. Such provisions demonstrate a belief in the enduring value of an Asbury University education. These legacy gifts strengthen Asbury’s reputation by promising future generations of students an educational experience steeped in Academic Excellence and Spiritual Vitality.
Discover smart and powerful ways to increase the impact of your generosity.
plannedgiving@asbury.edu