Partners in Excellence: A Celebration of Gratitude

On April 20, 2024, amid the excitement of Reunion at ThurtenE Carnival, the Office of Planned Giving was honored to welcome many of our Brookings Partners on the Danforth Campus for Partners in Excellence: A Celebration of Gratitude. In person for the first time since 2019, Partners in Excellence is a celebration of those individuals […]

Unlocking Generosity: How donating real property can make a lasting impact

A gift of real estate can be a charitable strategy with many benefits to you as the donor and to the receiving organization. Gifting real property to a charitable organization, whether it be a primary residence, second or vacation home, a commercial building or rental property, or even unimproved land, can provide numerous tax advantages […]

Partner Profile: Kevyn Schroeder

By Matt Hampton For financial advisor Kevyn Schroeder, her first career as a nurse at St. Louis Children’s Hospital may not have lasted a lifetime, but it did make an enduring impression on her life. One of the most meaningful takeaways was a friendship she built with Penny Shackelford, MD ’68, professor emerita of pediatrics […]