Your planned gift
Your planned gift to Mills College is one way you can invest in what you love about Mills and create a legacy for future students.

Many donors discover that they can make a more substantial gift to Mills through deferred, or "planned," giving than they can during their lifetime. Including a bequest to Mills in your will or living trust creates a significant legacy and will help keep the College strong for future generations.

Another type of planned gift is a charitable life income gift in which you make a gift to Mills and receive income for life or for a term of years. The remainder of your gift will benefit Mills in the future. You may enjoy tax benefits for such contributions, enhancing your own financial situation even as you make a lasting contribution to Mills. A charitable gift annuity is one example of a life income gift.

The IRA Rollover has been extended!
Donors 70.5 years of age and older can still roll over charitable distributions from their Individual Retirement Accounts in 2013. Learn more about this opportunity and other aspects of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, passed on January 1, 2013.

If you are ready to make an IRA rollover gift to Mills, do-it-yourself Microsoft Word forms are available for you to send to your financial institution to initiate your transfer and to send to Mills to let us know about your gift.

Please either print out these forms and fill them in by hand--or fill in the blanks in MS Word and print the completed forms--and mail them to the appropriate parties. Make sure you save copies of each letter for your records.

• Letter to your IRA's administrator
• Letter to Mills

Aurelia Henry Reinhardt Society
Planned gifts, and in particular bequests from the College's alumnae and friends, have been important to Mills' growth and longevity. By including Mills in your estate plan, either through a bequest intention or a charitable life income gift, you are eligible for membership in the Aurelia Henry Reinhardt Society, named for Mills' president between 1916 and 1943.

Learn more about planned giving
Staff in Mills' Office of Institutional Advancement can provide details about the many forms a planned gift may take and the tax advantages associated with each. They can also share examples of typical bequest language. If you are 70.5 years of age or older, you can roll over charitable distributions from your IRA in 2013.

For more information, please contact the Office of Institutional Advancement at planagift@mills.edu or toll-free at 877.PG.MILLS (877.746.4557).

Inquiries put you under no obligation whatsoever. Information provided by Mills College is not intended as financial, legal, or tax advice. Please consult an attorney or other professional advisor before taking action.