Giving
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Planned Giving

Your Legacy Starts Here

Thoughtful Planning Today. Impacting Torreys Tomorrow.

Planned giving empowers you to align your philanthropic impact with your financial goals. By including LJCDS in your estate plan, you accomplish two meaningful outcomes: supporting the Country Day mission and securing financial benefits for you and your family. 

Whether you want to reduce your tax burden and/or leave a lasting legacy, let's partner to find a giving strategy that works for you.
 

Benefits of Planned Giving

Planned gifts are flexible, often cost nothing now, and can provide meaningful financial advantages for you and your heirs while allowing you to meet your philanthropic objectives.

Explore the options to determine what best suits your personal goals.

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  • Bequest

    Goal: Make a gift today without impacting your current finances.
    Establish a bequest and name LJCDS as a beneficiary in your will or trust.
     
     

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  • IRA Rollover

    Goal: Reduce taxable income from your IRA.

     

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  • Appreciated Stocks

    Goal: Avoid capital gains tax.

     

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  • Life Insurance, Retirement, Investments and Donor-Advised Funds

    Benefit: Make a tax-efficient gift and reduce the tax burden on your heirs.

     

Your Invitation to join the Torrey Legacy Society

By including LJCDS in your estate plans, you join the Torrey Legacy Society, a community of forward-thinking donors helping secure the school’s future. This recognition allows us to thank you now for a legacy that will benefit generations to come, continuing the vision set forth by our founder in 1926.
 

Let us thank you

If you've included LJCDS in your plans, or are considering it, please let us know. We’d love to connect with you about the Torrey Legacy Society.

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  • Testimonials

    "Country Day has been a part of our family for decades through our daughter transformative experience. Naming LJCDS in our estate plans was a natural extension of our love for the school and our belief in its mission. This gift honors the past, while investing in the promise of future generations."

Connect

Thank you for considering a gift that endures.

If you have questions or would like to talk about your options, contact Lilli-Mari Andresen at landresen@ljcds.org or 858-453-3440 x297.
We would be happy to help you explore what’s possible—with no obligation.
La Jolla Country Day School is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, tax ID# 95-1875978. Donations to the school are tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law.

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