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Scholarship Recipient Profiles

Sadie Fisher

Sadie Fisher - 2012
Hometown:
Lehigh, Iowa
Major:
History

Ben Van Walbeek

Ben Van Walbeek - 2012
Hometown:
Bluegrass, Iowa
Major:
Business Administration: Finance and Marketing

Devli

Devlin Hogans - 2012
Hometown:
Des Moines, Iowa
Major:
Broadcast

Gregory

Gregory Charles, Jr. - 2012
Hometown:
New Orleans, Louisiana
Major:
Business Administration: Management

Josh Moncivais

Josh Moncivais - 2013
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
Major:
History

Madison Gray

Madison Gray - 2014
Hometown:
Des Moines, Iowa
Major:
Elementary Education

Sammi Witten

Sammi Witten - 2014
Hometown:
Owassa, Oklahoma
Major:
Political Studies

Trevor Jarid Wilson

Trevor Jarid Wilson - 2014
Hometown:
Churdan, Iowa
Major:
Biology, Pre-Medicine

Luke Logan

Luke Logan - 2015
Hometown:
Des Moines, Iowa
Major:
Pre-Engineering

Xavier Norman Bartee III

Xavier Norman Bartee III - 2015
Hometown:
Arlington, Texas
Major:
Graphic Design

Nikki Patrick

Nikki Patrick - 2016
Hometown:
Des Moines, Iowa
Major:
English

Cameron Knust

Cameron Knust - 2016
Hometown:
Chariton, Iowa
Major:
Criminal Justice

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The charitable lead trust is especially attractive to Grand View University supporters when interest rates are low, because of the increased tax benefits.
With the most common version of the lead trust, the tax savings is in the form of gift-estate taxes, not income taxes. So this strategy may be right for you if you're in a situation where your wealth would most likely be subject to estate taxes at your death. Creating a charitable lead trust can provide you with significant tax relief while providing us with financial support.

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