Legacy Giving
Leave a legacy that transforms lives and changes the world
What Does Legacy Giving Support?
Franciscan Heritage Fund
Helps FST keep the Franciscan spirit alive by continuing to recruit world-renowned Franciscan Scholars.
FST Faculty Development Fund
Support faculty innovation in teaching, research, and publications which will reach worldwide audiences.
Student Community Building
Support student activities such as retreats, social gatherings, and prayer services for students.
Lay and Religious Scholarships
Assist lay students pursuing professions in parish administration, chaplaincy, education, healthcare, nonprofit leadership, and more.
Annual Fund
Entrust the Franciscan School of Theology to apply your support wherever it’s needed most.
The Franciscan School of Theology
As the only Franciscan Catholic graduate-level theological school and seminary in the English-speaking world, the Franciscan School of Theology (FST) is an international center for the promotion of the Franciscan Intellectual Tradition. FST embodies this vibrant tradition through a curriculum rooted in Franciscan Theology, applying centuries of lived wisdom to the needs of today.
Our Mission
Our mission is to prepare women and men for professional ministry in the Roman Catholic Church and for careers in theological education. We also strive to guide them in living a life dedicated to solidarity with those on the margins of society and the Church, grounded in the knowledge of our Catholic faith.
FST graduates become passionate leaders in parishes, schools, counseling centers, nonprofit organizations, healthcare settings, community ministry programs, and more. Through their vocations, service, and faith, our graduates spread the Franciscan tradition and its message of peace and joy far beyond the classroom.
Ways You Can Create a Shared Legacy at FST
There are several ways that you can support the future of the Franciscan School of Theology, either through a revocable or irrevocable deferred gift. Your attorney or tax adviser can provide guidance on the best planned giving options for you.
Charitable Requests
A gift made in your will or revocable living trust is easy to arrange, costs nothing now, and won’t reduce your assets or cashflow during life.
Life Insurance
You can name FST as the owner and beneficiary of an existing policy you no longer need and receive a tax deduction.
Retirement Plan Assets
Simply name FST as a full or partial beneficiary of your IRA or qualified pension plan and reduce taxes for your beneficiaries.
Publicly Traded Securities
Gifts of publicly traded securities, whether outright or deferred, can provide you with significant tax benefits while supporting FST’s future.
Donor-Advised Fund
You can make a legacy gift by naming FST as a beneficiary of your account.
Real Estate
Gifts of real estate, whether outright or deferred, can provide you with significant tax benefits and sustain FST’s mission.
Gifts That Pay You
A Charitable Gift Annuity or Charitable Remainder Trust can provide you with lifetime income, savings on capital gains, and a tax deduction while supporting our academic programs, faculty, and students.
Make-a-Will
Consider adding language like this to your will or revocable living trust:
I give { _ percent of my estate, or description of asset, or __ dollars } to the Franciscan School of Theology, a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization, located in San Diego, CA, with mailing address of 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110 (Tax ID: 94-1745605), for its general purposes.
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The Franciscan School of Theology Legacy Society recognizes donors who name FST as a beneficiary of their will, trust, IRA, or estate planning.
To learn more about the Franciscan School of Theology Legacy Society, and the difference your legacy gift can make for FST today and tomorrow, please fill out the form.