Donate to support mental health services!

Looking for a way to make a lasting impact through a future gift?  As a Legacy Society member, you can make a difference beyond your lifetime.

When you include Mind & Spirit Counseling Center in your estate plan, your generosity improves the wellbeing of hundreds of individuals, children and families needing our mental health care and education.  Donors like you make it possible for Mind & Spirit Counseling Center to provide high quality mental health care, psychological testing, med management, and education, regardless of an individual’s financial circumstances.

Bequest Language

Planning for the future and creating the legacy you wish to leave is one of the most effective ways to ensure a lasting impact. Making a gift in your will or living trust, known as a bequest, can guarantee that your legacy endures. Your gift may be a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate or the remainder after all other provisions are specified.

Our federal tax ID number is: 42-0995074

Click here for suggested language to use when drafting your bequest.

If you have named Mind & Spirit Counseling Center in your will or trust, please let us know so we can ensure that your gift is used according to your wishes. Notifying us of your plans will enable us to plan for the use of your future gift. However, if you prefer to remain anonymous, we will keep your name and gift in strict confidence.

Please contact the Center’s Director of Development, Heather Stuyvesant at 515-564-5122 or [email protected] for more information.

Make a Gift in a Few Easy Steps

Not everyone wants to commit to making a gift in their wills or estates. Some prefer the increased flexibility that a beneficiary designation provides by using: 

• IRAs and retirement plans
• Life insurance policies
• Donor-advised funds
• Commercial annuities

It is very simple to name Mind & Spirit Counseling Center as a beneficiary. Start by requesting a change-of-beneficiary form from your policy administrator or download the form from your provider’s website. Make your desired changes and return the form to establish your gift.

Please contact the Center’s Director of Development, Heather Stuyvesant at 515-564-5122 or [email protected] for more information.

Smart Giving From Your IRA: A Tax-Saving Way to Help Mind & Spirit Counseling Center

Make a difference today and save on taxes. It is possible when you support Mind & Spirit Counseling Center through your IRA.

A Special Opportunity for Those 70½ Years Old and Older

You can give any amount (up to a maximum of $105,000) this year from your IRA directly to a qualified charity such as Mind & Spirit Counseling Center without having to pay income taxes on the money. Gifts of any value $105,000 or less are eligible for this benefit and you can feel good knowing that you are making a difference at Mind & Spirit Counseling Center. This popular gift option is commonly called the IRA charitable rollover, but you may also see it referred to as a qualified charitable distribution, or QCD for short.

Why Consider This Gift?

• Your gift will be put to use today, allowing you to see the difference your donation is making.
• If you are required to take minimum distributions, you can use your gift to satisfy all or part of your obligation.
• You pay no income taxes on the gift. The transfer generates neither taxable income nor a tax deduction, so you benefit even if you do not itemize your deductions.
• Since the gift doesn’t count as income, it can reduce your annual income level. This may help lower your Medicare premiums and decrease the amount of Social Security that is subject to tax.

For Those 59½ Years Old or Older

If you are at least 59½ years old, you can take a distribution and then make a gift from your IRA without penalty. If you itemize your deductions, you can take a charitable deduction for the amount of your gift

At Any Age

No matter your age, you can designate Mind & Spirit Counseling Center as the beneficiary of all or a percentage of your IRA and it will pass to us tax-free after your lifetime. It’s simple, just requiring that you contact your IRA administrator for a change-of-beneficiary form or download a form from your provider’s website.

Tip: It is critical to let us know of your gift because many popular retirement plan administrators assume no obligation to notify a charity of your designation. The administrator also will not monitor whether your gift designations are followed. We would love to talk to you about your intentions to ensure that they are followed. We would also like to thank you for your generosity!

Please contact the Center’s Director of Development, Heather Stuyvesant at 515-564-5122 or [email protected] for more information.

To transfer stock to the Center, please send a Letter of Authorization to your broker(s) to send securities to the following:

• Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
• DTC # 07250
• Account Name: Mind & Spirit Counseling Center
• Account Number: 441H8304

Please contact the Center’s Director of Development, Heather Stuyvesant at 515-564-5122 or [email protected] for more information.