Dear Friends,

I invite you to join the President’s Circle, a recognition society to acknowledge loyal and generous donors to SVSU.

The President's Circle is reserved for those donors who contribute gifts totaling $1,000 or more to SVSU in a fiscal year (July 1 - June 30).

As a member of the President's Circle, you will receive:

• Special events for President's Circle and Advocates Society members.
• Invitations to upcoming campus events.
• Public recognition of donors.
• President's Circle lapel pin.
• Communications that keep our special friends "in the know."

President's Circle members believe in the University's mission and values, and they impact our students, our campus, and the greater community in many ways.

I invite you to join this select group of donors who make a significant impact on SVSU and our students.

Thank you.

Legacy donors have generoulsy established over 200 endowed scholarship and fellowship programs that support lectures, concerts, outreach to regional school children and K-12 educators, grants for special projects, student excellence awards, faculty and staff recognition awards and awards to outstanding community educators and leaders. A named endowment fund will support a scholarship or program in your name or the name of a loved one or respected colleague in perpetuity. A minimum investment of $25,000 is required to establish an endowment, which may be achieved through a multi-year pledge. With SVSU's 4% distribution policy, each increment of $25,000 in value will result in approximately $1,000 in yearly earnings toward your designated purpose, assuming adequate market performance.

Learn more about establishing an endowment here.

The Creating the Future Society recognizes donors who include SVSU in their estate plans. Many of these generous Advocates support the University throughout their lifetimes, and their vision extends to improving the lives of students and the people of our region far into the future.

Types of Planned Gifts

Planned gifts can be as simple as a bequest or may include a number of options, some of which provide lifetime income to the donors and/or their beneficiaries. Examples include:

• Charitable Remainder Trusts
• Charitable Lead Trusts
• charitable Gift Annuities
• Pooled Life Income Funds
• Life Insurance Policies
• retirement Funds

Learn more about how to leave a planned gift here