Ways to Give
Honor a lost loved one, recognize someone special or commemorate a milestone by making a special gift in their name.
How do I make a tribute gift?
There are three ways to make a gift:
- When interacting with the Giving modal, check the box indicating the gift is in “honor, memory or support…” and share the additional details with us
- Call the Advancement Services Office at 313-664-7865
- Mail a check to the College for Creative Studies
Institutional Advancement
201 East Kirby
Detroit, MI 48202
Please include the name of the person you are honoring with your gift and the name and address of anyone you would like notified.
Will you let the family or my honoree know about this gift?
If you include the name and address of the person you would like notified, we will gratefully share that you have made a memorial or honor gift. We do not share the gift amount.
What will my gift support? Can I select the area that I would like my gift to impact?
You may designate your gift to the existing fund that is most meaningful to you, the occasion or the honoree. Occasionally a specific fund for memorial gifts will be designated by the family. In these cases, unless otherwise noted by the donor, gifts received will be used for the fund selected by the family.
May I create a named fund or endowment to honor a special person?
You can designate your gift more specifically by creating a fund the others can give to. Endowments are a wonderful way to honor someone and leave a permanent legacy. Endowments can be created with a commitment of at least $25,000 (payable over 5 years) and will generate an annual impact that recognizes your honoree in perpetuity.
There is also an opportunity to create a new fund or annual scholarship with a minimum commitment of $4,500 payable over 3 years.
Gifts from family and friends can be combined and used to create a new fund, however, creating a new fund will require a signatory who will be responsible for the commitment.
For more information on creating a new fund please contact [email protected] 313.664.7984.
How do I mention CCS in an obituary or recommend that gifts be made to CCS in lieu of flowers?
We suggest that you use text similar to this:
The family requests that memorial gifts be made in support of the College for Creative Studies (optional –insert name of existing fund). Checks can be mailed to the College for Creative Studies c/o Institutional Advancement, 201 East Kirby, Detroit, MI 48202 or they can be made online at https://www.ccsdetroit.edu/donate. Please indicate that the gift is in memory of [name] by writing a memo on your check or checking the “in memory of” box when making a gift online.
Feel free to contact our office at 313.664.7865 to let us know of your loved ones passing and any gifts that will be made in their memory.
Corporate
Our tradition of meaningful partnerships with local and national corporations provides CCS students with vital experiential learning opportunities. The Office of Partnerships at CCS is our College’s conduit for industry partners, fostering connections between students, faculty, and industry professionals.
The Office of Partnerships has compiled a collection of resources for industry partners who would like to work with students or the college. View the resources to get started or get involved!
Foundation
CCS welcomes opportunities to partner with private foundations that share our vision and support our students and programs.
For more information, please contact the Director of Foundation Relations at [email protected] or 313.664.7461.
An endowment gift to CCS is a meaningful way to honor someone and leave a permanent legacy. Endowed funds can be established with a gift commitment of at least $25,000 (payable over a maximum of five years), which will generate funds to support an annual scholarship award in perpetuity.
Gifts from family and friends can be combined and used to create a new fund; the endowed fund requires a memorandum of agreement with a signatory responsible for the commitment.
Endowed Scholarships
Established with a suggested minimum gift of $25,000; the principal value which is never spent and exists in perpetuity. After the minimum gift value is received, a corresponding spending account is then created, and this account supports award distribution in the name of the Endowed Scholarship. Awards would begin to be awarded between 6 and 18 months after the minimum gift value has been received by the College. Donors can direct their endowed scholarship to benefit a particular department or minimum GPA, etc. The principal is never spent and exists in perpetuity.
For more information on creating an endowment or exploring an annual fund please contact the Director of Campaigns and Major Gifts at [email protected] or 313.664.7984.
Publicly traded securities and mutual funds that have appreciated in value are some of the most popular gifts to CCS.
With a gift of stock, you can contribute a larger amount than what might have been possible in cash, avoid capital gains taxes, and receive a tax deduction for your gift. Plus, you can contribute directly to the annual fund or specify an area that you would like the proceeds to support.
CCS benefits by selling the stock without paying taxes on the gain.
If you are planning to transfer stock to CCS, please notify us first at [email protected], including the following information:
- Name of stock(s)
- Number of shares
- Donor’s brokerage house and contact name
- Donor name(s)
- Gift designation(s)
Questions? Call CCS’s Office of Institutional Advancement: 313.664.7465.
Broker Firm: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Broker Contact Name: Ryan Daar
Broker Contact Phone number: 248-205-2144
Broker DTC Number: #0902
Account in the Name: College for Creative Studies
Credit Account Number P72500
Account Holder’s Tax ID Number: 38-1550064
FFC Account Number: C41489003
FFC Account of: College for Creative Studies
CCS is fortunate to have donors who support the College in many ways. No matter how you may choose to give, your generosity helps our students now and into the future. Here are some ways you could choose:
Combination of Cash and Assets
By blending cash and assets, your gift will be magnified. For example, a gift of $25,000 in cash and $25,000 through a will enables you to make a $50,000 gift while preserving your asset until later.
Appreciated Stocks
When you give stocks that have increased in value, you can count the value of those stocks as charitable deductions. Additionally, you avoid the capital gains tax you would have incurred by cashing the stocks. It’s easy to do by electronic transfer.
Giving Through Your Estate Plans
One of the simplest ways to give assets is by a will/through your estate plan. You can give a specific dollar amount or percentage of your estate. This link will take you to specific language your attorney or advisor will need to assure your intentions: [hotlink to Giving by a Will Language]
Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs)
Many Americans have one or more IRAs, 401(k), or other retirement plans. You can give from these assets, name CCS as a full or partial beneficiary. Your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from an IRA can be given tax-free up to $100,000 per year.
Donor Advised Funds (DAFs)
If you have a Donor Advised Fund, it’s simple to transfer funds to CCS. You can also name CCS as a full or partial beneficiary of a DAF.
Charitable Annuities and Trusts
There are other gift planning options such as Charitable Gift Annuities and Charitable Remainder Trusts. With these arrangements, you can save on taxes and possibly gain a guaranteed, lifetime income.
IRA Rollover
If you are 70 1/2 or older, you can make a tax-efficient gift from your retirement plan to the area of CCS you’d most like to support.
While most annual required minimum distributions (RMDs) from individual retirement accounts (IRAs) are taxable, you can donate up to $100,000 to CCS through a qualified charitable distribution, which is also known as an IRA charitable rollover.
To make a gift from your IRA:
Contact your IRA custodian and ask the representative to mail a check in the amount you desire (up to $100,000), payable to College for Creative Studies.
Mail to:
College for Creative Studies
Institutional Advancement
201 E. Kirby
Detroit, MI 48039
Call CCS’s Office of Institutional Advancement: 313.664.7465 to confirm the details of your gift, including:
What: The donation amount
When: The date the check is due to arrive at CCS
Who: The name of the IRA custodian
How: The CCS fund or initiative you’d like to support
Our Advancement staff would be happy to help you learn more about the giving options that are best suited to your needs and intentions. No obligation or pressure. Please contact the Director of Campaigns and Major Gifts at [email protected] or 313.664.7984.
If your employer sponsors a matching gift program, you can double or even triple the impact of your gift to CCS. If you or your spouse work for a company that has a matching gift program and would like to participate, here’s how:
- Give Today: Make your donation to CCS
- Notify Your Employer: Request a matching gift request form from your company’s HR department and then follow company’s procedures.
- Notify CCS: Please email [email protected] so we can credit the gift properly and thank you for your match.
In addition to their time and talent, CCS faculty and staff generously contribute financially in order to support our mission.
- 83 CCS students have been supported by Employee Funded Scholarships since 2011
- $70K + has been raised by CCS faculty and staff since 2011
For more information call the Institutional Advancement Office at 313-664-7865
Giving FAQs
You can make a gift online, via phone, check or wire transfer. For more information please review our How to Give page.
Yes, gifts may be designated to program areas of interest to you.
You may deduct charitable contributions of money or property to CCS if you itemize your deductions. Always consult with a qualified advisor on questions of fair market value and other tax considerations.
CCS is fortunate to have donors who support the College in many ways. No matter how you may choose to give, your generosity helps our students now and into the future. Here are some ways you could choose:
Combination of Cash and Assets
By blending cash and assets, your gift will be magnified. For example, a gift of $25,000 in cash and $25,000 through a will enables you to make a $50,000 gift while preserving your asset until later.
Appreciated Stocks
When you give stocks that have increased in value, you can count the value of those stocks as charitable deductions. Additionally, you avoid the capital gains tax you would have incurred by cashing the stocks. It’s easy to do by electronic transfer.
Giving Through Your Estate Plans
One of the simplest ways to give assets is by a will/through your estate plan. You can give a specific dollar amount or percentage of your estate. This link will take you to specific language your attorney or advisor will need to assure your intentions: [hotlink to Giving by a Will Language]
Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs)
Many Americans have one or more IRAs, 401(k), or other retirement plans. You can give from these assets, name CCS as a full or partial beneficiary. Your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from an IRA can be given tax-free up to $100,000 per year.
Donor Advised Funds (DAFs)
If you have a Donor Advised Fund, it’s simple to transfer funds to CCS. You can also name CCS as a full or partial beneficiary of a DAF.
Charitable Annuities and Trusts
There are other gift planning options such as Charitable Gift Annuities and Charitable Remainder Trusts. With these arrangements, you can save on taxes and possibly gain a guaranteed, lifetime income.
IRA Rollover
If you are 70 1/2 or older, you can make a tax-efficient gift from your retirement plan to the area of CCS you’d most like to support.
While most annual required minimum distributions (RMDs) from individual retirement accounts (IRAs) are taxable, you can donate up to $100,000 to CCS through a qualified charitable distribution, which is also known as an IRA charitable rollover.
To make a gift from your IRA:
Contact your IRA custodian and ask the representative to mail a check in the amount you desire (up to $100,000), payable to College for Creative Studies.
Mail to:
College for Creative Studies
Institutional Advancement
201 E. Kirby
Detroit, MI 48039
Call CCS’s Office of Institutional Advancement: 313.664.7465 to confirm the details of your gift, including:
What: The donation amount
When: The date the check is due to arrive at CCS
Who: The name of the IRA custodian
How: The CCS fund or initiative you’d like to support
Our Advancement staff would be happy to help you learn more about the giving options that are best suited to your needs and intentions. No obligation or pressure. Please contact the Director of Campaigns and Major Gifts at [email protected] or 313.664.7984.
Gifts of personal property such as real estate and other valuable personal assets may be donated to the College for Creative Studies. Learn more about gifts of real estate or personal property, also known as a gift-in-kind by filling out the CCS Gift In-Kind Form.
If your employer sponsors a matching gift program, you can double or even triple the impact of your gift to CCS. If you or your spouse work for a company that has a matching gift program and would like to participate, here’s how:
- Give Today: Make your donation to CCS
- Notify Your Employer: Request a matching gift request form from your company’s HR department and then follow company’s procedures.
- Notify CCS: Please email [email protected] so we can credit the gift properly and thank you for your match.
Honor a lost loved one, recognize someone special or commemorate a milestone by making a special gift in their name.
How do I make a tribute gift?
There are three ways to make a gift:
- https://www.ccsdetroit.edu/donate/ — check the box indicating the gift is in “honor, memory or support…” and share the additional details with us
- Call the Advancement Services Office at 313-664-7865
- Mail a check to the College for Creative Studies
Institutional Advancement
201 East Kirby
Detroit, MI 48202
Please include the name of the person you are honoring with your gift and the name and address of anyone you would like notified.
Will you let the family or my honoree know about this gift?
If you include the name and address of the person you would like notified, we will gratefully share that you have made a memorial or honor gift. We do not share the gift amount.
What will my gift support? Can I select the area that I would like my gift to impact?
You may designate your gift to the existing fund that is most meaningful to you, the occasion or the honoree. Occasionally a specific fund for memorial gifts will be designated by the family. In these cases, unless otherwise noted by the donor, gifts received will be used for the fund selected by the family.
May I create a named fund or endowment to honor a special person?
You can designate your gift more specifically by creating a fund the others can give to. Endowments are a wonderful way to honor someone and leave a permanent legacy. Endowments can be created with a commitment of at least $25,000 (payable over 5 years) and will generate an annual impact that recognizes your honoree in perpetuity.
There is also an opportunity to create a new fund or annual scholarship with a minimum commitment of $4,500 payable over 3 years.
Gifts from family and friends can be combined and used to create a new fund, however, creating a new fund will require a signatory who will be responsible for the commitment.
For more information on creating a new fund please contact [email protected] 313.664.7984.
How do I mention CCS in an obituary or recommend that gifts be made to CCS in lieu of flowers?
We suggest that you use text similar to this:
The family requests that memorial gifts be made in support of the College for Creative Studies (optional –insert name of existing fund). Checks can be mailed to the College for Creative Studies c/o Institutional Advancement, 201 East Kirby, Detroit, MI 48202 or they can be made online at https://www.ccsdetroit.edu/donate. Please indicate that the gift is in memory of [name] by writing a memo on your check or checking the “in memory of” box when making a gift online.
Feel free to contact our office at 313.664.7865 to let us know of your loved ones passing and any gifts that will be made in their memory.
An endowment gift to CCS is a meaningful way to honor someone and leave a permanent legacy. Endowed funds can be established with a gift commitment of at least $25,000 (payable over a maximum of five years), which will generate funds to support an annual scholarship award in perpetuity.
Gifts from family and friends can be combined and used to create a new fund; the endowed fund requires a memorandum of agreement with a signatory responsible for the commitment.
Please email [email protected] or call 313-664-7865.
All donors are sent a tax receipt. Please call email [email protected] or call 313-664-7865 if you have any questions regarding your receipt or would like to request a replacement receipt.
Donors who have established an endowed fund at CCS receive an annual report. For more information, email [email protected] or call 313-664-7865.
Please email [email protected] or call 313-664-7865 or review our Contact Us page.