How Will You Leave Your Legacy?

Giving to Miami Country Day School helps to ensure that we can continue to inspire our children to develop their intellectual, physical, aesthetic, social, emotional and spiritual potentials by valuing every student every day.

Alumni, parents, and friends are including Miami Country Day School in their estate plans, providing the school with necessary funding to continue to offer an extraordinary education, nurturing lifelong learners.

We invite you to join us. Please consider a confidential, no-obligation conversation.

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Legacy Society

The Legacy Society provides long-term financial support for Miami Country Day School. The following individuals and families are supporting the financial sustainability of the school through bequests made by a will, life insurance policies, or other estate gifts. All planned gifts add strength to the school's endowment, which is the financial foundation for a successful educational institution. Endowed funds generate income and support scholarships, teachers, buildings, programs, and other important purposes set by the Board of Trustees. Add your name now...

Thank you to current Miami Country Day Legacy Members

Anonymous Donor
C.W. "Doc" Abele
James and Alexandra Bergman
Gary and Peggy Butts
John and Roxanne Davies
John C. "Jack" DuBois
Michael J. Franco
Dorothy Frohlich Estate
Bertha Goldstein Estate
Elizabeth "Betty" Hach
Rose Sampson Estate
Bruce and Meryl Tabatchnick

For more information about a planned gift, contact

Caitlin Forsthoefel
Interim Director of Advancement
601 NE 107 Street | Miami, FL 33161 786.899.2825
forsthoefelc@miamicountryday.org

The Most Popular Planned Gifts

Gifts From Your Will
- General Bequest
  
  Through a provision in your written and executed will, you can make a gift in the form of cash, securities, real estate, or personal property. There are many types of bequests. Choose the one that best fits your needs and intentions.
  Download Bequest Language
Beneficiary Gifts
- Retirement Accounts
  
  Naming Miami Country Day School as the beneficiary of a qualified retirement plan asset such as a 401(k), 403(b), IRA, Keogh, profit-sharing pension plan, or other donor-advised funds, will accomplish a charitable goal while realizing significant tax savings.
  Download Beneficiary Form
Gifts That Pay You Income
- Charitable Gift Annuity
  
  You can turn underperforming assets (stock, cash in a savings account, CDs, savings bonds, etc.) into a gift to Miami Country Day School that provides income to you. Your Charitable Gift Annuity will give you quarterly, fixed payments for life and tax benefits, too.
  Download CGA Info

Current Gift Options

Gifts of Stock
- Appreciated Stock
  
  When you donate appreciated stocks, bonds, or mutual fund shares instead of cash, you'll receive charitable deductions at full, fair market value while reducing capital gains impact.
  Download Stock Transfer Info
Charitable IRA Rollover
- Charitable IRA Rollover
  
  If you're 70 ½ or older, you can make a gift directly from your IRA to Miami Country Day School. While there is no charitable deduction for a rollover gift, you do avoid the income tax on the donated portion of your required minimum distribution.
  Download IRA Gift Info
Gifts of Property
- Real Estate and Other Valuables
  
  Like stock, the fair market value of gifts of appreciated assets such as real estate, artwork, and other well curated collections, can be deducted from your income tax today and reduce your estate taxes in the future.
  Contact Us for Details

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There are many giving options available to you, such as naming Miami Country Day School as a beneficiary in your will and charitable gift annuities that provide steady income for you and your family during your lifetime. For more information, please find our contact info below, or submit this form.

How Will You Leave Your Legacy?

Join Now

Legacy Society

Thank you to current Miami Country Day Legacy Members

For more information about a planned gift, contact

The Most Popular Planned Gifts

Gifts From Your Will

General Bequest

Beneficiary Gifts

Retirement Accounts

Gifts That Pay You Income

Charitable Gift Annuity

Current Gift Options

Gifts of Stock

Appreciated Stock

Charitable IRA Rollover

Charitable IRA Rollover

Gifts of Property

Real Estate and Other Valuables

Let's Talk

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If you are working with a professional advisor or advising a donor, here's a useful guide for including Miami Country Day School in a charitable estate plan.

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