Planned & Deferred Gifts

A planned gift is a gift made or promised from your assets or estate. You may receive a current charitable tax deduction and a return on investment. Planned gifts the Seminary accepts include: bequest, charitable trust or annuity, will, life insurance and life income agreement.

Individuals establishing planned gifts with McCormick Theological Seminary become members of the Heritage Society, a donor society established to express appreciation to a special group of Seminary supporters - alumni/ae and friends who have provided for the continued well-being of the Seminary through their estate and financial plans.

In providing a planned gift, you help ensure McCormick Theological Seminary's continuing leadership for collaborative theological education as we prepare women and men to be fully engaged in church and society. For assistance and information regarding planned gifts or guidance in completing your planned gift, please contact Lisa Radetski, VP of Seminary Relations and Development at 773-947-6320.

At a Glance

Ways to Give

There are many ways to make a financial contribution to McCormick's mission

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McCormick Theological Seminary Alumni/ae Benefits

Besides being part of a unique tribe of individuals, graduates of McCormick Theological Seminary have access to a number of benefits to offer ongoing support of our alums' work in ministry: Use of...

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Volunteer Opportunities

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Life Income Agreements/Contracts

In assisting donors with planned and deferred gifts in the form of life income agreements and contracts, McCormick Theological Seminary offers the use of the services of the Presbyterian Foundation,...

Life Insurance

McCormick Theological Seminary welcomes gifts of life insurance andencourages donors to make such gift using their own insurance agent. Using life insurance to make charitable gifts has many...

Wills

Have you already named McCormick Theological Seminary in your will? If so, you are already a member of the Heritage Society, a donor society established to express appreciation to a special group of...

Charitable Trust or Annuity

One or more beneficiaries receive income from a trust or annuity established through the will of a donor. It is not until the death of the last surviving beneficiary that all or part of the principal...

Bequests

General - specific sum of specific portion or percentage of a gross taxable estate. Designated - to be used for a particular program or project (e.g., faculty or scholarship endowment, JKM...

Giving Circles

Financial Giving

Make a difference in the life and future of Christ's Church by making theological education more affordable and accessible to all who are called by God to professional ministry.  For information...

Support McCormick

Our goal is to offer everyone not just the chance to give to the cause of theological education, but to give in a way that connects with their own experience of God's grace. Within these pages you...

McCormick Giving Circles

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Trustee Relations

Key information for trustees and board members of McCormick Theological Seminary