LEGACY OR ENDOWED GIFT

Planning a Gift to The Ruth Lilly Health Education Center

The following pages will offer ideas as to how you can be a partner in providing comprehensive health education to enable students to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to enjoy a healthy lifestyle. Legacy giving provides the resources necessary to sustain excellence and preserve the future of The Ruth Lilly Health Education Center.

There are as many different ways to support The Ruth Lilly Health Education Center as there are needs for your support. Planning a gift is more than just finding a need. There are a lot of factors to consider. If you are not familiar with the concepts and strategies of charitable gift planning, you might want to take a moment to consider A Quick Guide to Legacy Gifts and Factors in Planning.

The stories that follow share some of the different ways people can become partners with us in changing lives. Take a moment to see how they - perhaps in circumstances similar to yours - have found ways to support the needs of others and causes that are important to them - the way The Ruth Lilly Health Education Center is important to you. In turn, they have enriched their own hearts as well. Just click on the links below.

If you have already included The Ruth Lilly Health Education Center in your estate plans, please let us know by calling us or filling out our estate intention form. We would like to assist you in making certain your intentions will be carried out. If you have not written a will yet, regardless of your charitable intent, please consider this for it is a gift to your loved ones.

Individual circumstances will vary - as with all tax and estate planning, please consult your attorney or estate specialist. Some of the gift arrangements are revocable and others cannot be changed once established. Some work better with cash and others with appreciated assets. There are many variations, enough so that a giving plan can be tailored to your needs, desires and capabilities. We will be glad to answer questions and offer suggestions confidentially based on your personal circumstances. Please call us or e-mail us (see contact page). You may also use our information request form.

Join our e-mail news and information list and receive quarterly e-mails of news relating to legacy giving and of general interest. Just send an email to Anita Ray with your e-mail address and name. Your e-mail will not be shared (see privacy).

You can find additional information with our frequently asked questions, glossary, and the site map.

For more information or a confidential discussion of your charitable options, please email or call J. Anita Ray, CFRE, Director of Development, at (317) 924-0904.

Please note, individual financial circumstances will vary. The information on this site does not constitute legal or tax advice. Donor stories and photographs are for purposes of illustration only. As with all tax and estate planning, please consult your attorney or estate specialist. All material is copyrighted and is for viewing purposes only. Use of this site signifies your agreement with the terms of use. The content in this Planned Giving section has been developed for The Ruth Lilly Health Education Center by Future Focus. Please report any problems to section webmaster.