Educating Generations at the University of Illinois Chicago - Summer 2022 | Issue 98

GIFT PLANNING IDEAS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION

SPRING 2022 | ISSUE 98

Grateful UIC Alumna Funds Scholarship and Receives Income for Life with CGA Niva Oghigian (’69 BS,’71 MS) did what few women of her generation were able to do. She earned a BS and an MS in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), received an MBA from University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and built a successful career that culminated in 17 years at the aerospace and defense giant Northrop Grumman/TRW in California.

As a woman in male-dominated spaces, Niva blazed her own trails. Today she’s helping women follow in her footsteps with the Niva S. Oghigian Scholarship. Oghigian established the fund at the University of Illinois Foundation in part with a gift that created a charitable gift annuity (CGA) to provide her a stream of fixed payments for the rest of her life. The remainder from her CGA will be directed to her scholarship in the College of Engineering to provide student support based on both financial-need and INSIDE merit-based factors.

Niva Oghigian

Oghigian knows that education and hard work are the keys to a better life. She says, “We improve our lives by helping others transform their lives and add value to the world. It’s important to give back because women have a lot to contribute to engineering and other fields.”

“UIC facilitated my life’s transformation, and the scholarship fund is one of my ways to give back,” says Oghigian.

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READ ABOUT TWO WAYS YOU CAN MAKE A GIFT AND RECEIVE INCOME FOR LIFE HAVE YOU HEARD? A GIFT ANNUITY CAN …

1. Support an elderly parent with additional income Roger’s mother’s modest pension and Social Security are insufficient for her living expenses, and Roger has been making up the difference with a monthly stipend of $550. In his 32% tax bracket he must earn $809 pre-tax to pay the $550 subsidy.

To provide for his mother, aged 82, in a more efficient manner and to support the University of Illinois Chicago, with which both he and his mother are affiliated, he decides to contribute $100,000 for a gift annuity, naming his mother as beneficiary.

She receives $625 per month, most of which is tax-free, and her after tax income is a little more than Roger has been giving her.

Roger realizes tax savings of $17,065 generated by his charitable deduction of $53,328.

Although he makes a taxable gift to his mother, he pays no gift tax because of his lifetime gift-tax exclusion. Roger might have funded the gift annuity with appreciated securities instead of cash. He would have had some taxable gain, but it would have been more than offset by the charitable deduction—resulting in net tax savings.

2. Support other people you care about You may establish a gift annuity with the University of Illinois Foundation (UIF) to provide assistance for a sibling or for a nonfamily member such as a friend or for retirement income to a valued employee.

3. Supplement your future retirement income Joan, aged 50, would like to supplement her retirement income, so she contributes stock valued at $50,000 for a deferred gift annuity with payments to begin when she turns 67. She receives a current charitable deduction of $25,576 and can count on $4,500 per year when she turns 67. She also plans to establish additional gift annuities in upcoming years.

4. Provide income for yourself “just in case” Louise has more than enough income for now and is considering making a $100,000 outright gift to UIF for the benefit of the University of Illinois Chicago. She worries that her circumstances could change in the future. To make sure she has enough money “just in case,” she arranges with UIF a deferred gift annuity with a flexible beginning-payout date and elects to begin receiving income only if she needs it.

Note: The examples are based on the new, increased gift annuity rates that become

effective on July 1, 2022. If the annuity is established prior to that date, the annuity amount and tax benefits will be somewhat different.

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AND A CRT CAN …

Q: I have heard that a charitable remainder trust can A:

pay you income for life and that you can also claim a major tax deduction when you create one. How does that work?

When you establish a CRT, you really create two separate and distinct interests in the same property. First, you create an “income” interest in the form of payments to you or other beneficiaries that you designate. Those payments can be made either for the life of the beneficiaries or for a term of up to 20 years. A beneficiary can be anyone you choose.

Second, you create a “remainder” interest, which consists of the trust assets when the trust terminates. These remaining assets are distributed to one or more charities that you designate. For example, you might establish a charitable remainder trust that pays income to you for life and then distributes whatever remains in the trust to the University of Illinois Chicago. Because the remaining trust assets are irrevocably committed to charity, you are entitled to an income-tax charitable deduction.

Q: Is there more than one kind of CRT? A: Yes, there are two basic types. One is the charitable remainder annuity trust

(CRAT), which pays a fixed amount to the beneficiary or beneficiaries each year as long as the trust lasts. The other type is the charitable remainder unitrust (CRUT). Although the percentage a unitrust pays each year is fixed, that percentage is applied to the value of the trust principal as it changes from year to year. This variable payment provides some hedge against inflation—often making a CRUT a better choice than a CRAT if there is concern about keeping pace with a rising inflation rate.

To learn more about how these gift vehicles can benefit you and loved ones, contact a gift planning advisor in the UIF Office of Gift Planning and Trust Services at (217) 244-0473 or GPInfo@uif.uillinois.edu.

The information contained herein is offered for general informational and educational purposes. The figures cited in the examples and illustrations are accurate at the time of writing and are based on federal law as well as IRS discount rates that change monthly.

State law may affect the results illustrated. You should seek the advice of an attorney for applicability to your own situation.

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“Your scholarship has opened a door and the prospect of a brighter future and will play a key role in shaping me into a successful person in the future. Donors like you make life brighter for us, and I can only hope that one day I, too, will be in a position to bring a smile to a student like me.”

—Joetta Little BSN ’05 Doctor of Nursing Practice candidate and Elizabeth M. Joyce Scholar Recipient of the The Elizabeth M. Joyce Scholarship

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Use this language to benefit the University through your will or living trust: I leave [$x/x%/# of shares/residue] to the University of Illinois Foundation, a nonprofit corporation (Tax ID 37-6006007) located in the State of Illinois, to support the University of Illinois Chicago [optional—program/department/college].

Use this language for an account controlled by a beneficiary-designation form: University of Illinois Foundation fbo University of Illinois Chicago [program/ department/college] Tax ID#: 37-6006007 Attn: Gift Planning and Trust Services 1305 W. Green Street Urbana, IL 61801 Contact us to ensure your specific language can be honored as you intend.

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Do you have questions or need a template letter to initiate your distribution? Contact UIF’s Office of Gift Planning and Trust Services at (217) 244-0473 or GPinfo@uif.uillinois.edu.

• You must be 70½ or older at the time you make your distribution.

• The transfer must go directly from your IRA custodian to UIF. • Your total QCDs cannot exceed $100,000 annually.

• Your distribution cannot include any secondary benefits, like funding a split-income gift or ticketing advantages.

To qualify:

• Is easy (your IRA custodian has a form for you to use).

• Is tax free (its amount is excluded from your gross income).

• Counts toward your required minimum distribution.

A QCD to UIF for the benefit of the University of Illinois Chicago:

Make a Gift Tax-Free with an IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) Office of Gift Planning and Trust Services University of Illinois Foundation 1305 W. Green St., Rm. 214 Urbana, IL 61801-2962

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