Bequests

Bequests create a legacy of scholarship for anyone who remembers the Institute for Advanced Study in their will. Bequests have come from Friends, Faculty, former Members, Trustees, and from those unknown to the Institute until their gift arrived. Each bequest, large or small, has its own story.

John Rassweiler, a Friend of the Institute for Advanced Study since 1992, has long supported the mission of the Institute to encourage and support fundamental research in the sciences and humanities. Rassweiler feels strongly that the Institute has an important role as an educational institution and as one of the world’s leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry.

More recently Rassweiler has taken on the role of Chair of the Friends Executive Committee, and has grown to appreciate the day-to-day administration of the Institute. “I place great value on the exceptional level of fiscal responsibility and prudence with which the Institute carries out its mission.”

In recognition of these important factors, Rassweiler recently made a decision to incorporate a bequest for the Institute in his estate plans, and noted, “It was an easy way for me to make a larger gift to the Institute, above and beyond my annual membership at the Chairman’s Circle level. I was working with my attorneys on a minor revision to my will, and simply told them of my intentions, and asked that they send a letter to the Institute.”

The following pages have information to help you start creating your own legacy of scholarship, including descriptions of various types of bequests, as well as information on using your retirement assets to make a bequest.

For more information on making the Institute for Advanced Study part of your estate plans, please contact: 

Catie Newcombe
Senior Development Officer
Institute for Advanced Study
Einstein Drive
Princeton, NJ 08540
Telephone: (609) 951-4542
email: plannedgiving@ias.edu