Individual Donors

Ready and Relevant needs people like you who are committed to supporting young women who need support for their educations! Here are some ways for you to contribute:

Employer Match
Ask your employer to consider matching your donation

Scholarship Sponsor
Scholarship Sponsors honor those who give $2,000 or more in a calendar year. The support of these committed individuals enables Ready and Relevant to provide critical support and services

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Planned Giving

Will or Trust
You can designate a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate, or a particular asset for Ready and Relevant in your will or trust. You may include this sample language in your plan:

I give [___ dollars] [___% of my estate] [description of asset] to Ready and Relevant, a Minnesota nonprofit organization, for its unrestricted charitable use and purpose.

Beneficiary Designation
Simply name “Ready and Relevant, a Minnesota nonprofit organization” as a beneficiary, or partial beneficiary, of a retirement account, certificate of deposit, bank account, brokerage account, life insurance policy, or donor-advised fund.

Memorial Gifts
At a loved one’s passing, you can suggest donations be made to Ready and Relevant in lieu of flowers or gifts.

Other Gifts
There are many ways to support Ready and Relevant, including charitable remainder trusts, charitable gift annuities, charitable lead trusts, and giving gifts of cash and/or appreciated assets (stocks, bonds, real estate, and other property). These gifts are often part of a comprehensive estate plan and offer tax benefits to the donor.