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decades, and we are looking forward to continued gains over the next months and years.
What Do You Want the Fund to Do?
The Fund does a lot of good in supporting the ASA mis- sion. But we can do more. If you have an idea about where the Fund can make a difference, let’s start a conversation. For example,
• Do you feel strongly about acoustics education?
• Do you want to make a difference for early-
career acousticians?
• Do want to support the ASA commitment to increase
racial diversity, equity, and inclusivity in acoustics? • Do you think emerging research in one of our technical
areas needs a kick start?
• Are you excited about standards?
• Do you want to recognize a pioneer in acoustics or an
outstanding teacher/mentor by creating a fund and naming it in their honor?
Reach out to me at miller@uri.edu. I would enjoy hearing your ideas and discussing how we might implement them.
Ways to Give
Donors have a number of options for giving to the Fund and they include
• Outright gifts of cash,
• Publicly traded securities,
• Real estate,
• Tangible personal property, • Life insurance,
• Bequests,
• Pooled income fund,
• Charitable trusts, and
• Charitable annuities.
For more information on these giving options, see bit.ly/3wcViCG.
One of the options listed is a charitable trust. In my 2020 report, I discussed charitable remainder trusts. This year, I focus on revocable trusts. A revocable trust is a trust in which provisions can be changed or canceled by the grantor or the originator of the trust. During the life of the trust, income earned is received by the grantor, and only after death do the assets transfer to the beneficiaries
of the trust (in this case, the ASA). There are a number of advantages to revocable trusts that include continuity of management during disability, flexibility, avoidance of probate, and immediate availability of funds.
Let me know if you would like to learn more about using one of these options to donate to the Fund. Or just visit the Fund’s website (available at bit.ly/3we52wg) and click Donate at the bottom. This will take you to the Fund’s web page where you can use a credit card (or other means) to donate to the Campaign for Early Career Leadership, the Student Transportation Fund, or make an unrestricted donation to the Fund (all are tax deductible).
Thanks for taking the time to read Vantage, our annual summary of the Acoustical Society Foundation Fund.
Contact Information
James H. Miller miller@uri.edu
Acoustical Society Foundation Board Department of Ocean Engineering University of Rhode Island Narragansett, Rhode Island 02882, USA
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