Making a year-end charitable distribution is a powerful way to achieve your philanthropic goals. This impactful gift can support the causes you care about while offering significant tax benefits — positioning you well for the coming years. Individuals age 73 or older must take annual required minimum distributions (RMDs) from their individual retirement accounts. If […]
Thirty years after a transformational gift to establish Crowder Courtyard, donor’s family remembers More than 30 years ago, the late Floyd E. Crowder, AB ’55, JD ’57, and his wife, Judith, made a planned gift to Washington University School of Law that culminated in Crowder Courtyard — a soaring, skylighted gathering space at the heart […]
Gift for ovarian cancer research memorializes beloved wife and dedicated advocate This past spring – perhaps motivated by the green-is-gold possibility of the season and surely inspired by poetry – Bob Fuessle decided to turn his love for his late wife, Paula, into a lasting tribute. To help fight the disease that took Paula’s life, […]
Because of you, a multidisciplinary team of WashU faculty is shaping conversations among service providers and policymakers. For many refugees resettling in the United States, success means more than finding a job or achieving financial independence — it’s about building a meaningful life in a new community. Because of you, WashU faculty are helping amplify […]
With continued support, WashU researchers are turning complex genetic puzzles into clinical progress. When a child is diagnosed with a brain tumor, families need answers — and hope. WashU researchers are working to provide both, and your support makes that work possible. Led by David H. Gutmann, MD, PhD, the Donald O. Schnuck Family Professor […]
With your partnership, WashU faculty are advancing ideas that reach across disciplines and borders. From hunger and malnutrition to climate-driven crop loss, the world is facing unprecedented challenges that demand bold thinking and collaborative solutions. At WashU, faculty are rising to meet these challenges head-on. The university’s new Food and Agriculture Research Mission (FARM) is […]
Your philanthropic support removes barriers to research and invests in student potential. For sophomores Alice Rho and Jolee Zhou, research isn’t just something they hope to do someday. It’s already shaping their undergraduate experience at WashU and potentially the future of medicine for decades to come. Thanks to support from the M.R. Metzger Family Foundation, […]
(Photo credit: Cliff MacArthur, Wikipedia.com) To change the world that you are in,give to the world what you haveand serve the world with who you are. Sister Madonna Buder This year, the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis celebrates 100 years of helping students become agents of change in the world. It is […]
Life insurance gift will support MBA scholars for generations As a senior partner and managing director at Boston Consulting Group, Sandeep Chugani, BS ’89, MBA ’91, has entered the gratitude stage of life. At 5 p.m. on a winter afternoon in Miami, Chugani — fresh off a consulting call with a CEO client — shifts […]
We face many challenges today — from geopolitical instability to climate concerns to cybersecurity. It may seem like a time to circle the wagons rather than discuss your long-term philanthropic goals. But if you choose the right option, planned giving can provide a powerful way for you to create a lasting impact and help ensure […]