Browse our nine planned giving options.
Contact us to discuss which planned giving options are right for your unique needs.
Plan your giving to ISPU and feel confident in leaving a legacy that will fund quality research.
You dream of future generations inheriting an America where Muslim families and communities are thriving. As a country, we’ve come so far—but we still have far to go. To make that dream possible, you and millions of others rely on ISPU to inform and produce research on American Muslims that influences individuals, communities, and industries across the nation.
As the only organization focused on conducting objective, solution-seeking research on the opportunities and challenges facing American Muslims, we need your partnership in this vital work.
We think of spaces—like a masjid—as a physical reminder of our time on this earth. What is the legacy you want to leave for the next generation? Leaving behind a foundation of knowledge that provides effective, evidence-based solutions to challenges facing American Muslims is as important as any tangible reminder.
Planned giving is for donors who think about the future strategically. There are ways to give for donors of all ages and profiles, and each way has its own benefits—benefits for both yourself and for the next generations.
Are you…
Then ISPU’s Planned Giving options are for you!
ISPU Board Vice-Chair Colleen Ezzeddine and board member Sadaf Hossain talk about how people of all ages and financial backgrounds can engage with planned giving with ISPU.
You can quickly make an outright gift of appreciated securities.
Have the flexibility to give to ISPU in your will or living trust as your life circumstances change.
A beneficiary designation can be used with any of these options: IRAs and retirement plans; life insurance policies; commercial annuities.
This is one of the most popular options! Securities and mutual funds that have increased in value and been held for more than one year are one of the easiest assets to use when making a gift to ISPU. Making a gift of securities or mutual funds to us offers you the chance to support our work while also realizing important benefits for yourself and your family.
When you donate appreciated securities or mutual funds you have held for more than one year to us in support of our mission, you can reduce or even eliminate federal capital gains taxes on the transfer. You may also be entitled to a federal income tax charitable deduction based on the fair market value of the securities at the time of the transfer.
When you donate securities to ISPU, you receive the same income tax savings that you would if you wrote us a check, but with the added benefit of eliminating capital gains taxes on the transfer, which can be as high as 20 percent.
Steps for Donors when making Stock/Mutual Fund donations:Inform ISPU of the intended donation.
Authorize your current broker to transfer the stock and provide them with the following information:
You want to leave money to ISPU in your will. You also want the flexibility to change your will should your life circumstances change. You can do both!
By adding just ONE sentence to your will, you can complete your gift. This type of donation to ISPU in your will or living trust helps ensure that we continue our mission for years to come.
One option is ShariahWiz, an online tool that allows you to create your will, which also provides the option to add a gift for ISPU. Use the code ISPU to receive 15% off. Or, you can work with your attorney and add one of the gift language samples so that ISPU either receives a percentage of the estate or of a specific amount.
It’s that easy - you’ll have made a big difference with just a few lines of text that you can change at any time! Drop us a line at plannedgiving@ispu.org to let us know you’ve included us in your will or living trust, since your gift will make a huge impact on our work, and we’d love to thank you!
Planned Giving isn’t just bequests —and you may prefer the ease and flexibility that a beneficiary designation provides by using any of the following options:
Contact your retirement plan administrator, insurance company, bank or financial institution for a change-of-beneficiary form.
Decide what percentage (1 to 100) you would like us to receive and name us, along with the percentage you chose, on the beneficiary form.
Return the completed form to your plan administrator, insurance company, bank or financial institution.
Voila! You will have easily made a deep and meaningful difference, an investment in creating good for generations to come!
Make a difference today and save on taxes. It’s possible when you support ISPU through your IRA.
When the original purpose for a life insurance policy no longer applies, your policy can become a powerful and simple way to support our work.
This popular planned gift can provide you with secure lifetime payments and allow us to further our work.
Like a charitable savings account, this option provides flexibility when recommending how much and how often money is granted to ISPU and other qualified charities.
Making a gift of cash or property to us offers you the chance to support our work while also potentially enjoying great tax advantages.
If you have built a sizable estate and also are looking for ways to receive reliable payments, consider a charitable remainder trust.