Memorials and Endowments

Make a Gift With Perennial Benefits
What’s an endowment? It is simply the donation of funds to a charitable organization, like St. John's University, to provide an ongoing source of income for the care or financing of a concern that’s close to your heart.

A Fitting Recognition
By establishing a memorial, you honor a loved one or yourself, and you show your interest in our good works through your charitable gift. You also receive personal financial benefits from your contribution—tax savings, reduced estate settlement costs.

Follow in These Footsteps: Make a Memorial Gift
Establishing a memorial is a twofold gesture. First, you honor a loved one or yourself. Second, your charitable gift serves as an endorsement of our good works.

Will Your Values Live On?
Have you considered establishing an endowment fund? It's a powerful way to perpetually support a gift to us in your name or the name of a loved one while realizing tax benefits for your kindness.

How to Turn Modest Donations Into Big Dollars
Several years ago, one couple made a $712 donation to St. John's University, and they've been contributing ever since. Some years their annual gift was a modest $20; other years they made no donation at all. In total, they've donated more than $9,000 to us, but the value of their gifts is now more than $51,000.

For additional information on gift planning, contact Susan Damiani, Director of Gift Planning, at (718) 990-7562 or e-mail damianis@stjohns.edu