Giving Opportunities

Make your legacy one of giving to a brighter future.

Your donation helps make a difference by supporting those students who are striving to better themselves and their family.

Legacy Gifts:

A charitable bequest is simply a distribution from your estate to a charitable organization through your last will and testament.

Key Benefits:

• Assets distributed according to your wishes after your death
• Possible savings on estate taxes
• A lasting legacy, reflective of your values and beliefs, without giving up your assets now
• The satisfaction of knowing you are benefiting future generations of  BMCC students!

To leave a bequest to MHCC in your will, you need the following information:

• Full legal name of beneficiary: Blue Mountain Community College Foundation
• Mailing address: PO Box 100, Pendleton, OR 97801
• Tax identification number: 93-6033846
• Bequest language: for a few samples click here

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Retirement Plan Beneficiary Designation

You want to show your continued support after your death by making MHCC a beneficiary of your retirement account.

Key Benefits:

• Blue Mountain Community College Foundation as a full or partial beneficiary
• Charitable tax deduction for your estate
• Possible savings on estate taxes
• Possible tax savings on retirement plan assets
• Possible increase in amount passed on to heirs
• The satisfaction of knowing you are benefiting future generations of BMCC students!

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Life Insurance Beneficiary

Due to a change in circumstances, you have a life insurance policy you no longer need, or you would like to purchase a new policy specifically for philanthropic purposes.

Key Benefits:

• Charitable tax deduction
• Possible savings on estate taxes
• The satisfaction of knowing you are benefiting future generations of BMCC students!

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Gifts with Income for You

Charitable Gift Annuity

You would like to support BMCC while retaining the life income provided by your assets.

Key Benefits:

• Guaranteed life income backed by Blue Mountain Community College Foundation assets
• Possible higher income yield than other investments
• Avoidance of money management and investment worries
• Tax savings that may offset capital gains taxes and income tax
• The satisfaction of knowing you are benefiting future generations of BMCC students!

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Charitable Remainder Unitrust

You own highly appreciated real estate or securities. You would like to receive income, but the tax consequences of a sale will significantly diminish the total value.

Key Benefits:

• Life income and estate tax savings
• Charitable tax deduction of a percentage of contributed asset
• No capital gains taxes on sale
• Built-in hedge against inflation by payment of percentage of total fund, including growth
• The satisfaction of knowing you are benefiting future generations of BMCC students!

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