Ways to Give

The most direct way of giving is a gift of cash. Use the button below to make a gift digitally or mail gifts to:

The Middlesex College Foundation
2600 Woodbridge Avenue
PO Box 3050
Edison, NJ 08818-3050

When making a gift, please indicate intention for the use of the gift.

Many companies encourage employees to be charitable by matching their gifts dollar-for-dollar, and sometimes as much as two or three dollars for every dollar given. Maximize your contribution by applying for a corporate match. Information on your company’s matching gift program is generally available through a human resources department.

A gift of appreciated assets such as stock, required mandatory distributions (RMD), gifts from donor advised funds, may have significant tax benefits for a donor.

Call Lisa Kelly, Executive Director, Middlesex College Foundation, 732-906-4661 or email lkelly@middlesexcc.edu for instructions on how to transfer stock or for information on giving other appreciated assets.

Gifts through one’s will may qualify for a charitable deduction which can reduce estate taxes and preserve more of the donor’s assets for family and other beneficiaries. If you have already planned a bequest to benefit Middlesex College students, please let us know as we would like to thank you for your thoughtful planning by recognizing you as a member of the Foundation’s Legacy Society. Please contact Lisa Kelly, Executive Director, Middlesex College Foundation, at 732-906-4661 or email lkelly@middlesexcc.edu to discuss how you may make a gift through a bequest.

Gifting life insurance is a popular option for donors who own policies that are no longer needed for their original purpose. If you purchased a policy to pay for a child’s education or to meet a financial responsibility which has since been satisfied, gifting life insurance may be a means to provide support for Middlesex students and to realize an immediate tax deduction.

A charitable remainder trust allows a donor to make an irrevocable contribution of cash or property to the Middlesex College Foundation. The donor’s chosen trustee pays income from the trust to designated beneficiaries for life or a set term of years. At the death of the last beneficiary, the principal is distributed to the Foundation. An estate-planning attorney should be contacted to create such a trust.

A charitable lead trust allows a donor to make a substantial gift by funding a trust and designating the Middlesex College Foundation as the income beneficiary for a set time period. At the conclusion of that time, the principal of the trust and all capital appreciation is returned either to the donor or a designated beneficiary. An estate-planning attorney should be contacted to create such a trust.

Individuals who provide for a legacy gift through a bequest or other planned giving vehicles will be recognized as members of the Middlesex College Foundation Legacy Society.

The Middlesex College Foundation can help you discover ways to leave a legacy while making the best use of your assets. Contact the office to learn how you can turn your philanthropic dreams into a plan. All legacy gift planning should include input from tax and/or legal professionals.
Some methods of planned gifts include:

• Bequests (will or living trust)
• Beneficiary designations (such as financial accounts, commercial annuities)
• Retirement plan assets (qualified charitable distributions and/or as beneficiary)
• Life income gifts (charitable trusts)
• Specialty trusts
• Life insurance
• Appreciate stock, IRAs or 401Ks

To start a conversation about making a planned gift, contact us at Lisa Kelly, Executive Director, Middlesex College Foundation, 732-906-4661 or email lkelly@middlesexcc.edu