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You can benefit from the tax savings that result from supporting Peru State College Foundation without giving up the assets that you'd like your family to receive someday with a donation in the form of a charitable lead trust.

There are two ways that charitable lead trusts make payments to PSC Foundation:

A charitable lead annuity trust pays a fixed amount each year to PSC Foundation and is more attractive when interest rates are low.

A charitable lead unitrust pays a variable amount each year based on the value of the assets in the trust. With a unitrust, if the trust's assets go up in value, for example, the payments to PSC Foundation go up as well.

An Example of How It Works

Man smiling George would like to support PSC Foundation and receive tax benefits. George received a windfall amount of income and needs a large income tax deduction to offset the income. Following his advisor’s recommendation, George funds a grantor charitable lead annuity trust with assets valued at $1,000,000. George’s trust pays $60,000 (6% of the initial fair market value) to PSC Foundation each year for 15 years, which will total $900,000. After that, the balance in the trust reverts back to George. He receives an income tax charitable deduction of $614,445. Assuming the trust earns an average 8% annual rate of return, George receives approximately $1,600,286 at the end of the trust term.

*Based on a 5.2% charitable midterm federal rate. Deductions and calculations will vary depending on your personal circumstances.

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Next Steps

  1. Contact the Foundation Office at 402-872-2304 or pscfoundation@peru.edu to talk about supporting PSC Foundation by setting up a charitable lead trust.
  2. Seek the advice of your financial or legal advisor.
  3. If you include PSC Foundation in your plans, please use our legal name and federal tax ID.

Legal Name: Peru State College Foundation
Address: Peru, NE
Federal Tax ID Number: 47-0495359