Ways To Give

Whether supported through an outright gift or a planned gift, all Marine Corps University Foundation programs are made possible through the generosity and commitment of people like you. A planned gift to the Foundation helps ensure the future of the Marine Corps Education programs we provide.

Now is the time to establish an effective long-range estate and financial plan that will allow you to leave a legacy at the Marine Corps University Foundation. When you plan ahead, your legacy gift may be much larger than you thought possible.

Please consider the Foundation during your estate planning. We welcome bequests and gifts of retirement plans and would be happy to work with you to establish another type of planned gift.

Eagle, Globe and Anchor Society

Bequest Giving

The Eagle, Globe and Anchor Society honors those individuals who have established a planned gift to the Foundation through their will or trust. Including the Foundation in your estate planning will not reduce your current income, yet does enable you to provide substantial support to a cause that is important to you. Bequests, both large and small, have been important to the Foundation. Charitable giving through your will or trust can benefit your heirs as well. Bequests that reduce the size of your taxable estate can reduce gift and estate taxes. There are several bequests giving methods:

-A percentage bequest expresses your gift as a percent of estate value.

-A specific bequest designates a specific value left to a particular cause.

-A residual bequest passes specific property to charity only if certain events occur, such as a beneficiary relinquishing the rights to an inheritance, or a beneficiary predeceasing you.

Remember, charitable gifts made through your will or trust are deductible for estate tax purposes. A charitable bequest may place your estate in a lower tax bracket.

You may direct your bequest to our annual fund or to a specific Marine Professional Military Education program. If you wish to direct to a specific program, simply identify your gift accordingly and we will adhere to your wishes. If you would like to establish an endowment fund through your will, please contact the Foundation. We will be happy to consult in confidence with you and your legal advisor.

Gifts of Retirement Plans

You can make a deferred gift by naming the Marine Corps University Foundation as the beneficiary of a qualified savings plan. Qualified plans may include IRA, 401(k) or 403(b) accounts.

-By designating your retirement assets, you can avoid passing on a significant tax burden which is often associated inheriting qualified savings plan assets to your heirs.

-You may reduce your estate tax while having the satisfaction of supporting the Foundation’s mission.

-When you advise us of the designation of the Foundation as a beneficiary of your qualified savings plan you will be invited to join the Eagle, Globe and Anchor Society.

To designate the Marine Corps University Foundation as the beneficiary of your qualified savings plan, please contact your plan administrator to provide the appropriate forms.

Join our mission to Educate 21st Century Leaders and Warfighters. MCUF’s CFC # is 11308.

Since its founding in 1980 the Marine Corps University Foundation has provided substantial intellectual and financial resources to the Marine Corps University to equip Marines with the critical thinking skills that will enable them to achieve success throughout their careers in the Marine Corps and in any number of other paths they may pursue.

Given the University’s finite resources, the Foundation raises funds to attract the leading minds in security studies, terrorism, warfighting, emerging states and defense policy to Quantico, so that they may educate active duty Marines on critical geostrategic matters. Marines then apply this knowledge in conflict zones around the world.

The Marine Corps University Foundation underwrites the education and training of active duty and reserve Marines around the Globe – from financial support for professional military education for operational units worldwide, to the recruitment of leading experts to train Marines in Quantico, and much more.

Your tax-exempt gifts can support Marines and their Professional Military Education!

The Marine Corps University Foundation has met the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management and participates in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) with the designation 11308.

CFC is a U.S. Government program that allows Federal Employees and members of the U.S. Military to make tax deductible contributions to qualified charities through payroll deductions. Many Federal Employees and members of the U.S. Military participate by making small allotments from their monthly pay. Over the year, this typically amounts to a modest individual contribution. The aggregate of all participating employees becomes a sizeable contribution to the designated charity. CFC Campaigns are currently in progress across the Federal Community.

If you are an eligible employee or a member of the U.S. Military, please help Marines by designating a tax-deductible allotment to the Marine Corps University Foundation, agency number 11308.
http://cfcnca.org/

Educate 21st Century Leaders and Warfighters through your tax deductible gift of an endowment!

Targeted projects such as funding the cost of an Academic Chair at Marine Corps University are referred to as endowments. Endowed Gifts are restricted to a specific project and can be set up in perpetuity or with an ending date. Endowments require a gift agreement contract between the donor and the Foundation as the administrator of the fund. For more information, please contact our Chief Operating Officer:

Colonel Jon Sachrison, USMC (Ret)

703-640-6835

info@mcuf.org

To enroll in Corporate Membership please contact our office 703-640-6835

Commandant’s Circle – $100,000+

-Day-long Foundation Battlefield Tour and Leadership Development Study, led by a Foundation representative (for up to 15 guests, including tour, deluxe shuttle bus, lunch, and snacks)

-The choice of five tables at the annual Foundation Semper Fidelis Award Dinner (Washington metropolitan area) or the annual Russell Leadership Award Luncheon (New York)

-Five foursomes at the Foundation’s Semper Fidelis Golf Classic

-Invitation to exclusive Foundation receptions

-Special recognition at Foundation event programs, promotional materials, and other publications, including a self-designed full-page acknowledgment in two issues of the Foundation magazine

-Invitation to all Foundation special events

-Multiple subscriptions to the Foundation magazine, as desired

-Recognition as Foundation Corporate Member, recognized in Foundation communications

-Tax-deductible contribution per current tax laws of the Internal Revenue Code.

Navy Cross Circle – $50,000-$99,999

-Dinner and Tour of Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial), led by a Foundation representative (for up to 6 guests)

-The choice of three tables at the annual Foundation Semper Fidelis Dinner (Washington metropolitan area) or the annual Russell Leadership Award Luncheon (New York)

-Three foursomes at the Foundation’s Semper Fidelis Golf Classic

-Invitation to exclusive Foundation receptions

-Special recognition at Foundation event programs, promotional materials, and other publications, including a self-designed half-page acknowledgment in two issues of the Foundation magazine

-Invitation to all Foundation special events

-Multiple subscriptions to the Foundation magazine, as desired

-Recognition as Foundation Corporate Member, recognized in Foundation communications

-Tax-deductible contribution per current tax laws of the Internal Revenue Code.

Silver Star Circle – $25,000-$49,999

-The choice of two tables at the annual Foundation Semper Fidelis Award Dinner (Washington) or Russell Leadership Award Luncheon (New York)

-Two foursomes at the Foundation’s Semper Fidelis Golf Classic

-Invitation to exclusive Foundation receptions

-Invitation to all Foundation special events

-Multiple subscriptions to the Foundation magazine, as desired

-Recognition as Foundation Corporate Member, recognized in Foundation communications

-Tax-deductible contribution per current tax laws of the Internal Revenue Code.

Bronze Star Circle – $15,000-$24,999

-The choice of one table at the annual Foundation Semper Fidelis Award Dinner (Washington), or Russell Leadership Award Luncheon (New York)

-Two foursomes at the Foundation’s Semper Fidelis Golf Classic

-Invitation to all Foundation special events

-Multiple subscriptions to the Foundation magazine, as desired

-Recognition as Foundation Corporate Member, recognized in Foundation communications

-Tax-deductible contribution per current tax laws of the Internal Revenue Code.

University Circle – $10,000-$14,999

-The choice of one table at the annual Foundation Semper Fidelis Award Dinner (Washington), or Russell Leadership Award Luncheon (New York), or two foursomes at the Foundation’s

-Semper Fidelis Golf Classic

-Invitation to all Foundation special events

-Multiple subscriptions to the Foundation magazine, as desired

-Recognition as Foundation Corporate Member, recognized in Foundation communications

-Tax-deductible contribution per current tax laws of the Internal Revenue Code.

Scholars Circle – $5,000-$9,999

-The choice of 2 seats at the annual Foundation Semper Fidelis Dinner or two single players at the Foundation’s Semper Fidelis Golf Classic

-Invitation to all Foundation special events

-Single subscriptions to the Foundation magazine, as desired

-Recognition as Foundation Corporate Member, recognized in Foundation communications

-Tax-deductible contribution per current tax laws of the Internal Revenue Code

Honor your loved ones with tax exempt gifts and support Marines at the Marine Corps University and worldwide.

A donation to the Marine Corps University Foundation is a thoughtful way to honor someone whose life has been impacted by the Marine Corps.

Your gift will benefit the future of the Marine Corps by providing Professional Military Education and Training to tomorrow’s Marine Leaders. You will receive a thank-you letter detailing the tax-deductible amount of your gift and the individual being honored, or the family of someone being remembered, will receive a note from the Foundation notifying them of your thoughtfulness and generosity.

To donate in honor or memory of someone special, please follow our donation button above and select “I would like to dedicate my donation to someone special.” or contact the Foundation at (703) 640-6835 and we will be happy to assist with your donation.