Gifts of Life Insurance

A gift of your life insurance policy is an excellent way to make a gift to EverTrue.

If you own a life insurance policy that has outlasted its original purpose, consider making a gift of your insurance policy to EverTrue. For example, you may have purchased a policy to provide for minor children and they are now financially independent adults.

Benefits of gifts of life insurance

  • You receive a charitable income tax deduction.
  • If EverTrue retains the policy to maturity, you can receive additional tax deductions by making annual gifts so that we can pay the premium.
  • If EverTrue cashes in the policy, you will be able to see firsthand how your gift supports our charitable work.
  • If we retain the policy to maturity, or you name us as a beneficiary, once the policy matures, the proceeds of your policy will be paid to our organization so that we can use the proceeds to further our charitable work.

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How to make a gift of life insurance

To make a gift of life insurance, please contact your life insurance provider, request a beneficiary designation form from the insurer and include EverTrue as the beneficiary of your policy.

Other considerations

You can also designate EverTrue as a partial, full or contingent beneficiary of your life insurance policy. You will continue to own and can make use of the policy during your lifetime. Your estate may benefit from an estate tax charitable deduction.

Your deduction for the gift of life insurance will depend on whether the policy has increased in value above the premiums and whether the policy is paid up or there are remaining payments to be made.

Contact us

If you have any questions about making a gift of a life insurance policy, please contact us. We would be happy to answer questions that you have. Please let us know if you have already named us as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy. We would like to thank you and recognize you for your gift.

Meet our Advancement Team

Jackie Hamilton CFRE
Vice President Advancement
Saint Louis, MO
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314.300.3445
Rebecca "Becky" Zimmer. CFRE
Executive Director of Planned Giving
Saint Louis, MO
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314.262.8284
Stacy Klann
Executive Director of Development
Topton, PA
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717.440.9855
Erin Hentz
Director of Annual Giving
St. Louis, MO
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314.373.4081
Gina Timme
Director of Development
Saint Louis, MO
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314.373.4094
Ron Freiburghaus
Planned Giving Officer
Columbia, MO
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573.876.5803
Stephanie Holmes
Executive Director of Development
Peoria, IL
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309.683.1298
Christine Rutherford
Christine Rutherford
St. Louis, MO.
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314.262.8256