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When you include KTWU as a beneficiary in your will or trust, you are helping to ensure that future generations will be able to enjoy the lifelong learning service provided by public television. If KTWU has enriched your life in a
special way - increased your enjoyment of music and the arts; expanded your appreciation of science, nature and public affairs; nurtured your children or grandchildren; or brought your community or the world closer to you - a gift to KTWU through your will or trust is an excellent way to touch seasons yet to come. Dividends from the KTWU Endowment Fund help to purchase programs and/or equipment that the regular budget cannot accommodate.

When the value of your securities have increased substantially, gifting them to nonprofits can provide multiple tax benefits. Stock gifts continue to be deductible at their full current value. These gifts can, in nearly all cases, be deducted in full up to 30% of your adjusted gross income. Any excess deduction can be carried over up to five future tax years. What's more, by giving the stock to KTWU you can avoid paying taxes on the capital gains. You can, in effect, use the "paper profits" in your investment to reduce the amount of income tax you would otherwise owe.

KTWU, through Washburn Endowment Association, can offer gift annuities of $25,000 or more. A charitable gift annuity is a life income gift arrangement that provides income and valuable tax benefits to the donor as well as the satisfaction of helping to continue the mission of KTWU. A gift annuity is a simple, contractual agreement between one or two donors and a charitable organization such as KTWU, in which you transfer assets to the organization in exchange for the organization's promise
to pay you an annuity. In addition to life income, you could avoid an immediate capital gains tax on a gift of appreciated long-term property, receive an income tax deduction for part of the gift, and remove the property from your federal and probate estate.

The Pension Protection Act of 2006 offers persons at least 70½ a unique short-term opportunity to make tax-free charitable gifts. Retired persons facing mandatory withdrawals from their IRA may find that increases in income can cause more of their Social Security benefits to be taxed. Through 2008, Congress is allowing such individuals with traditional or Roth IRAs to make tax-free gifts directly to qualified nonprofits like KTWU. Donors may choose to make charitable distributions from their IRA in any amount up to $100,000 this year. A couple with separate IRAs could each give up to that amount. Because assets held in IRAs are subject to income tax when withdrawn during one's lifetime or by survivors and may also be subject to estate tax if left to loved ones other than a spouse, IRAs may be the best choice for some when deciding how to fund charitable gifts through the end of 2008.

For more information, contact Linda Williams, Special Gifts Manager,
KTWU, 1700 College, Topeka 66621, (785)670-1111

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Your contribution(s) at the level of $365 or more annually entitle(s) you to Producers' Club membership. In appreciation of your generosity, we offer you the option of on-air
acknowledgement, quarterly newsletters, invitations to special Producers' Club activities, National Bed & Breakfast Directory with 2-for-1 benefits across the United States and Canada along with the KTWU Member Card with 2-for-1 benefits at many restaurants and entertainment venues, and the opportunity to participate in the annual spring Producers' Club bus trip.

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If KTWU/Channel 11 has enriched your life in a special way - increased your enjoyment of music and the arts; expanded your appreciation of science, nature and public affairs; nurtured your children or grandchildren; or brought your community or the world closer to you - a gift to KTWU through your will or trust is an excellent way to touch seasons yet to come.