Estate and Planned Giving
Meet Our Donors
New IRA Law Helps Donor Intentions
The University is indeed very grateful for the Reardons' continuing support, as are the students receiving financial assistance through their generosity. With the new IRA distribution law in effect through this year, a donor can direct up to $100,000 from an IRA (traditional or Roth) to...
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The Power of 160 Acres of Farmland
In July, 1853, Kersey Fell, brother of Jesse Fell, a founder of Illinois Wesleyan University, bought 160 acres of land four miles South and four miles East of Anchor, Ill. This was typical high-quality farmland that would yield abundant crops of corn, soybeans, alfalfa and wheat.
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Samuels Scholarship Changes Lives at IWU
Few gifts offer greater satisfaction than a gift to establish a scholarship. Carl and Brucy Mae Samuels were able to experience that satisfaction firsthand. Although neither attended Illinois Wesleyan, in 1986 the couple established the...
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