Invest in Our Future Through Endowed Gifts

Invest in Our Future

You have the power to help safeguard the future of Indiana University. How? By making an endowed gift. Your gift is an investment in our future, helping us grow and thrive for years to come.

To create an endowment, you give cash, securities or other assets that we carefully invest. If you can't give up assets today, you can make the gift in your will, specifying that your gift be used to fund an endowment. Once we receive your gift, we will use a small portion to support our crucial needs. The balance of your endowed fund will remain invested, however, to ensure it lasts forever.

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Check Out This Real-Life Example

"Students today could never do what I did," says Dr. Jean Creek (BS'49, MD'52). But he's not bragging. Jean is talking about how he worked his way through school.

"When I first came to IU, undergraduate tuition was $44 a semester and $100 at the [IU] School of Medicine," he recalls.

In the fall of 2012, those amounts were $4,375 and $16,346 respectively. This difference in education costs is partly what inspired Jean and his wife, Doris Shoultz Creek, to create four scholarships for IU medical students. In addition to their medical scholarships, the Creeks have endowed a scholarship in the IU Jacobs School of Music.

Learn How to Fund It

You can create an endowed gift using the following assets:

Next Steps

Contact us if you have any questions about endowment minimums or endowed gifts.
If you include IU in your plans, please use our legal name and federal tax ID.

Legal Name: Indiana University Foundation
Address: Post Office Box 500, Bloomington, IN 47402
Federal Tax ID Number: 35-6018940

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The information on this website is not intended as legal or tax advice. For such advice, please consult an attorney or tax advisor. Figures cited in examples are for hypothetical purposes only and are subject to change. References to estate and income taxes include federal taxes only. State income/estate taxes or state law may impact your results. Annuities are subject to regulation by the State of California. Payments under such agreements, however, are not protected or otherwise guaranteed by any government agency or the California Life and Health Insurance Guarantee Association. A charitable gift annuity is not regulated by the Oklahoma Insurance Department and is not protected by a guaranty association affiliated with the Oklahoma Insurance Department. Charitable gift annuities are not regulated by and are not under the jurisdiction of the South Dakota Division of Insurance.

Endowed Gifts