Private Support 

Private support is critical to the continuation of the Center on Aging and the Life Course’s standard of excellence in research, teaching, and community engagement. 

Types Of Gifts
There are many different ways you can give to the Center on Aging and the Life Course, and below are some examples. Please contact Aaron Kosdrosky, Senior Development Officer, at ARKosdrosky@purdueforlife.org, or (817) 894-1623, with any questions you may have.

Unrestricted Gifts
These gifts allow the Center on Aging and the Life Course maximum flexibility in responding to unexpected needs and opportunities.

Planned Gifts
A planned gift will leave a legacy that impacts future generations by ensuring that the Center on Aging and the Life Course has the resources it needs to sustain excellence. Please let us know if you have included or are interested in including the Purdue Center on Aging and the Life Course in your estate plan. There are several different ways to make a planned gift including:

• Bequest/Will provision    
  • Gifts made in your will are deductible as a charitable contribution for federal estate tax purposes. Bequests can be designated as unrestricted or for a specific purpose.
• Charitable gift annuity
• Revocable living trust
• Charitable remainder annuity trust
• Life insurance
• Retirement plan assets

Endowments
An endowment is a gift held in perpetuity and invested in a manner that protects the principal from inflation and provides funding for scholarships, fellowships, professorships, lecture series, and other specific funding priorities.

Security/Stock Gifts
You can make a gift of stock or securities to Purdue.

Gifts-in-Kind
These gifts can include many types of personal property, such as books or artwork.

Funding Priorities

Naming the Center on Aging and the Life Course
An endowed gift to name the center will ensure the university retains a focus on research and education on aging both now and into the future. This naming opportunity offers maximum visibility and impact.

Endowments
Endowed professorships are permanent, named faculty positions with a focus area designated by mutual agreement between the donor and the university. Endowed chairs enhance the university’s ability to recruit and retain scholars of distinction and ensure that Purdue University remains on the cutting edge of research on aging.

• Named Professorships are essential for recruiting, retaining, and advancing top-tier faculty and can be endowed with a commitment of $1.5M (payable over up to 5 years or through a deferred gift).
• Assistant/Associate or Rising Star Professorships are essential for recruiting and/or retaining mid-career assistant and associate professors who have distinguished themselves among their peers but are not yet candidates for full-term named professorships. This type of professorship can be endowed with a commitment of $500,000 (payable over up to 5 years or through a deferred gift).

Endowed Directorship
An endowed directorship will help attract, retain, and reward the very best faculty member and leader for the Center on Aging and the Life Course.

Colloquiym / Symposium Series An endowed lecture series will attract outstanding scholars in the field to visit and present at Purdue University and allow the Center on Aging and the Life Course to highlight the innovative work of its own faculty associates and students.

Unrestricted Support
This giving option provides maximum flexibility for the Center to carry out its mission. Your company may also have a matching gift program. Purdue University employees have the option to give through payroll deduction.

For more information on giving, please contact Aaron Kosdrosky, Senior Development Officer, College of Liberal Arts, (817) 894-1623, ARKosdrosky@purduelife.org.