PLANNED GIVING

"Faith is the greatest legacy a man or woman can leave"
- Pope Francis

Making a planned gift is a type of donation that involves more careful consideration, and usually a few more steps, than simply writing a check or putting cash in an envelope. Most planned gifts are made from what you own rather than from what you earn: an appreciated stock, a retirement account, a life insurance policy, a line in your will.


That also means most of them cost you nothing today. Naming the seminary in your will, or on a beneficiary form, commits none of your income now and can be changed at any time. For many people it turns out to be the largest gift they are ever able to make.


Your planned gift, whether of stock, life insurance, or bequest, is a special gift, as it is a statement of your commitment to the mission of the Seminary both now and into the future. It says that you want priests still being formed here long after all of us are gone.


We would like to help you make the decision around your planned giving that best honors your gift and helps make the most impact to our mission. There is no obligation in a conversation, and nothing you tell us binds you to anything.


Below are the assets most often given. Your own attorney or tax advisor can confirm how any of them apply to your situation, and we are glad to speak with them.

Types of Assets Given

  • Gifts of Stocks & Bonds

    A gift of your securities, including your stocks or bonds, is an easy way for you to make a gift. By making a gift of your appreciated securities, you can avoid paying capital gains tax that would otherwise be due if you sold these assets. 


    Click Here to Learn More and for Stock Transfer Instructions

  • Gifts of Real Estate

    A gift of your real property (such as your home, vacation property, vacant land, farmland or commercial property) can make a great gift. If you own appreciated real property, you can avoid paying capital gains tax by making a gift to the Seminary.


    If interested in making a gift of real property to the seminary, please call or email us to discuss the details.

  • Gifts of Retirement Assets

    A gift of your retirement assets, such as a gift from your IRA, 401K, 403b, pension or other tax deferred plan, is an excellent way to make a tax free gift for which your estate receives a tax charitable deduction.


    Click Here to Learn More about Gifting Retirement Assets

  • Qualified Charitable Distributions

    If you are 70 and a half or older, you may direct a gift from your IRA to the seminary and exclude it from your income entirely. A qualified charitable distribution can satisfy some or all of your required minimum distribution, and because it never reaches your return, the benefit is available whether or not you itemize.


    Click Here to Learn More about Making a QCD to SVDP

  • Gifts of Insurance

    A gift of your life insurance policy is an excellent way to make a gift to us. If your life insurance policy is no longer needed or will no longer benefit your survivors, consider making St. Vincent’s a beneficiary of your policy.


    Click here for more information about gifts of insurance.

  • Donor-Advised Funds

    If you hold a donor-advised fund, you can recommend a grant to the seminary in a few minutes, and you can name the seminary as a successor beneficiary to receive what remains in your fund after your lifetime.


    Search for us by our Federal Tax ID, 59-1028326.


    Click here for more information on making a DAF gift.

Your Faith, Your Family, Your Legacy


Members of our Legacy Society have expressed their commitment to

St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary (SVDP) by including the seminary in their estate planning, whether as bequest gift or as a beneficiary to one or more of their accounts.


When resources aren’t readily available, but the inspiration to give is, a legacy gift is the perfect means to extend your legacy of faith beyond your lifetime.


Becoming a member of our Legacy Society, you support the good works of SVDP and help ensure that there will always be a priest to lead your family in faith, baptize your children, marry your loved ones, and comfort your sick and dying.


Members are honored each year at a Mass and luncheon on campus, and are also commemorated with their names on our Legacy Wall of Recognition in our Chapel.

Bequests

A bequest is one of the easiest gifts to make. With the help of an advisor and/or attorney, you simply include language in your will or trust specifying a gift to be made to The Regional Seminary of St. Vincent de Paul in FL, Inc., as part of your estate plan.


A bequest may be made in several ways:

  • A percentage of your estate
  • A gift of a specific dollar amount
  • Gifts of assets like stocks, bonds, insurance, 401K, or real estate


You Can Benefit from a Bequest 

  • Estate tax charitable deduction
  • Lessen tax burden on your family
  • Leave a lasting legacy that directly benefits your faith and generations to come

READY TO LEAVE YOUR LEGACY?

If you would like to make a planned gift to St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary, please fill out the form below. 


LEGACY COMMITMENT FORM

If you have already made a planned gift to SVDP, thank you! Please contact the Development Office using the information below so that we may thank you properly and welcome you as a member of the SVDP Legacy Society.


 If you are still exploring and would like more information on the many ways you can make a planned gift to the Seminary, please also contact us at:

(561) 732-4424 or by using this Contact Form

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The information on this website is not intended as legal or tax advice. For such advice, please consult an attorney or tax advisor.