A Guide to Charitable Estate and Gift Planning | Fall 2024
NORTHWESTERN MATTERS
Students explore The Block Museum of Art. Credit: Sean Su Photography
Dedication to Northwestern inspires planned gifts INSIDE THIS ISSUE Charitable remainder trusts Charitable gift annuities Stretching your IRA payments Rogers Society luncheon celebrates the past and future of Northwestern
Sandi Lynn Riggs ’65 creates charitable remainder trusts to support The Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University Libraries, and the School of Communication Since her time as a student at Northwestern, Sandi Lynn Riggs ’65 has developed a deep connection to several areas of the University. “The Block Museum of Art and University Libraries contribute to the intellectual vibrancy of Northwestern and are accessible to the entire student body,” Riggs says. “I have continued to enjoy them as an alumna as well, attending exhibits at The Block and lectures at Deering Library. I am also a proud graduate of the School of Communication.”
Her appreciation for these areas inspired Riggs to establish several planned gifts at Northwestern University, including charitable remainder unitrusts (CRUTs) and a bequest in her estate plan. Through her planned gifts, Riggs will support The Block, Northwestern’s academic art museum, which is free and open to the public. Her generosity will enhance multiple areas of The Block’s work—including its exhibition publications—through the Sandra L. Riggs Publications Fund, which she established in 2018. Continued on next page