Welcome to Northwestern College & Northwestern Media Planned Giving

Thank you for your interest in Northwestern College & Northwestern Media. Our hope is to serve you and your family with helpful information. We have an increasing number of friends at NW College and NW Radio who now are benefiting from life income gifts, gift annuities and other plans. Thank you for taking the time to explore the benefits of gift planning.

Personal Planner

Income for Surviving Spouse Harold and Helen were concerned about planning for the future. They had built a substantial estate of $1,200,000. When Harold was 70, he rolled over his $400,000 qualified retirement plan into an IRA. More ...

Benefits for Family and Northwestern College & Northwestern Media
There are several types of plans. Many of these have wonderful benefits for the gift donors. Many of these families have enjoyed increased income and generous tax savings. You might start by learning how these donors planned their gift. Just click on the picture and you can view each story.

Sale and Unitrust Gene and Carol White purchased stock in a small medical service company several years ago. The company has done well. A larger company is now discussing the possibility of buying the smaller company. Gene and Carol are looking for a way to save taxes. More on Sale and Unitrust >>.

The Retirement Unitrust Mary Friendly grew up on a farm. When her parents passed away, she inherited the farm. When Mary was growing up, the farm was out in the country. The city now has grown until the farm is now within the city limits. Several developers would like to build homes on the farmland. More on The Retirement Unitrust >>.

Part Gift and Part Sale Sue and Jim Wilson bought their first home many years ago. As they were landscaping in the yard, painting and fixing up that home, Jim was impressed with the home improvement store. More on Part Gift and Part Sale >>.

Current Gifts As is the case with many families, there are times each year when Jim and Sharon focus their attention on gift giving. For years, they have created a gift list that includes family members, friends and loved ones. More on Current Gifts >>.

Steps to Wise Giving

There are several steps to help you make wise and prudent gifts. These pages are here to help you learn how gift planning ideas can be of personal benefit. Let us suggest a few steps that would help you in that process.

• View the donor stories.
• View a personal color story for yourself.
• Read the Personal Planner.
• View the Personal Finance Note for this week.
• Learn about personal finance news.
• Meet our planned giving staff. We are here to help you.
• Sign up for our free weekly personal finance newsletter.

David Danielson, J.D. Director of Planned Giving

Thanks very much for visiting us! We would be very pleased to help you. Simply click here to email us at your convenience or call me at 651-631-5329.

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Professional Advisors

We also have a complete tax update service for CPAs, attorneys, CLUs, CFPs, ChFCs, trust officers and other professional friends. The GiftLaw services are made available to all advisors as a free service. We also are always available to assist in helping you provide clients with clear and understandable gift illustrations. If you would like assistance with a gift illustration, please contact dddanielson@nwc.edu.

If you are a professional advisor, you may take the following steps on this site.

• View the latest charitable tax news.
• Research charitable tax questions.
• Calculate a charitable deduction.
• Sign up for the free weekly charitable tax e-newsletter.

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