The 2025 CMNS Bequest Legacy Challenge is an incentive program that provides an immediate cash match for donors who document new or increased planned giving commitments to CMNS via the University of Maryland College Park Foundation (UMCPF).* You can direct matching funds equal to 10% of the value of your legacy gift up to $10,000. Through this challenge, the department you choose will experience the impact of your planned gift today and in the years to come.
For example, if you document a $50,000 gift in your will or trust and complete the CMNS Bequest Legacy Challenge Form, $5,000 cash from the matching pool will immediately be directed to a current-use fund in the department you choose. Then, the department will receive $50,000 from your estate after your lifetime.
Legacy giving is a powerful way to give, but the impact of these gifts is not immediate. With this matching opportunity, your legacy gift can make an impact today. You can choose to support student scholarships, graduate fellowships, faculty or graduate student research, or other critical needs.
Matching funds are available until June 30, 2025, or until the matching funds are exhausted.
*Some restrictions apply
Simply share this suggested wording with your professional advisors: I give to the University of Maryland College Park Foundation, a charitable organization (Tax ID 52-2197313) located at 4603 Calvert Road, College Park, MD 20740, [insert $ amount, percentage of residuary estate, or otherwise name gifted assets] for the [insert name of use, fund designation, or restriction, such as “for its general educational purposes,” “for student financial support,” “for the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences,” “for the Department of ___________ ,” or otherwise state donor restrictions].
* Eligible planned gifts include bequest commitments in wills and trusts, beneficiary designations, eligible retirement plans and life insurance policies naming the UMCPF as beneficiary. Other planned gift arrangements such as Charitable Gift Annuities, Charitable Remainder Trusts and Charitable Lead Trusts are also welcomed. Some restrictions apply.
You are advised to seek your own legal and tax advice in connection with charitable gift planning matters. The University of Maryland does not provide legal, financial or tax advice.