- Gifts of cash, appreciated stocks and securities were welcomed.
- Planned and deferred gifts were encouraged. Irrevocable charitable trusts and annuity instruments qualify for the match based on IRS gift tables. Bequests and pledges do not qualify for a match until they are paid in full.
- Multiple-year pledges were matched upon receipt.
- Matching funds will be contributed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to the endowment each July through June 2010, based on contributions made in the prior fiscal year.
Please call your Relationship Manager or Ruby Smith Love at 206.461.8367 for more information about your planned giving.
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