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Planned giving

You can advance your philanthropic objectives as well as your financial and estate planning goals with a gift that supports research to eliminate blindness.

Past gifts and bequests have enabled Schepens Eye Research Institute to achieve scientific advancements that restored sight to thousands. Your planned gift will help us find the answers to blinding diseases for which modern medicine offers no cure today. Explore the opportunities below to support our vision for a brighter future.

For more information about planned giving opportunities, please contact the Development Office at (877) 724-3736.

Bequests

Learn about types of bequests, explore tax benefits, and obtain useful language for wills.

Life income gifts

Consider making a gift to the Institute that also provides income to you.

Charitable Lead Trusts

Discover how to transfer assets to heirs while providing income to the Institute.

Retirement plans

Reduce estate and income taxes by designating Schepens Eye Research Institute as beneficiary of your qualified retirement plan.

Limited Time Incentives for Charitable Gifts from IRAs

Make gifts of up to $100,000 directly from their IRA to Schepens, without incurring the taxable income that would normally result from an IRA withdrawal.

William Wolff Society

Join a group of our closest friends who share your vision of a future that is free of the devastation of blindness.