Links to a legacy

The Foundation’s fundraising campaign includes the following contributor levels:

Legacy Club
Cumulative gifts of more than $10,000

Benefits:
• An annual scholarship named for you, your business or someone else that you designate.
• An invitation to a special Legacy Club reception.
• Installation of an engraved plate bearing your name on the Legacy Club wall located in the MRA offices.
• Presentation of a personalized, framed story on you and your family’s rise to prominence in the retail industry.
• Preparation and distribution of a news release to media in both your home town and the student’s.
• Listing as a Legacy Club member in MRA publications and website.
• Award of a custom-designed Legacy Club lapel pin.

Masters Club
Cumulative gifts of $7,001 to $10,000

Benefits:
• Presentation of a personalized, framed story on you and your family’s rise to prominence in the retail industry.
• Preparation and distribution of a news release to media in your home town.
• Listing as a Masters Club member in MRA publications and website.
• Masters Club ribbon attached to your name badge at all MRA functions.

Champions Club
Cumulative gifts of $4,001 to $7,000

Benefits:
• Preparation and distribution of a news release to media in your home town.
• Listing as a Champions Club member in MRA publications and website.
• Champions Club ribbon attached to your name badge at all MRA functions.

Professionals Club
Cumulative gifts of $1,001 to $4,000

Benefits:
• Listing as a Professionals Club member in MRA publications and website.
• Professionals Club ribbon attached to your name badge at all MRA functions.

Medalists Club
Cumulative gifts of $1,000 or less

Benefits:
• Listing as a Medalists Club member in MRA publications and website.

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Many ways to make contributions

There are many ways to contribute to the Foundation: one-time gift, installments and planned giving.

One-Time Gift
The most typical way of giving is with a one-time donation of cash, appreciated stock or securities.

Installments
You may also designate a specific amount to be paid each year, semi-annually or monthly. You can be invoiced or even pay by credit card.

Planned Giving
Planned gifts include contributions made through your will, charitable annuities, life insurance or charitable trusts. Together, you and your financial advisor, attorney or estate planner can determine the best way to donate the following types of planned gifts, based in part upon the tax benefits of each:
• A bequest. You may choose to name the Michigan Retailers Foundation Scholarship Program as a beneficiary in your will.
• Life insurance. If you determine that some of the life insurance you purchased years ago is no longer necessary, you are able to donate a policy to the Scholarship Program.
• Real estate, personal property or marketable securities. You may give a gift of various types of property to the Scholarship Program that the Foundation may, in turn, sell to receive the assets.
• Retirement plans. You may designate that assets from your IRA or another retirement plan be transferred to the Scholarship Program after death.