We are thankful for each and every gift to IWA as we continue our tradition of sisterhood and legacy of educational excellence. There are several ways you can make an immediate impact and empower our young Women of the Word: 

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Gifts of Cash or Check

Please mail your gift to:
Incarnate Word Academy
Attn: Advancement Office
2788 Normandy Drive
Bel-Nor, MO 63121

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Gifts of Stock

You may transfer gifts of securities to Incarnate Word Academy by DTC wire.

For DTC and Account information, please contact the Finance Office at (314) 725-5850 ext. 1108. To ensure we credit your gifts and acknowledge you properly, please provide your name, the name of the stock, and the number of shares being transferred when you speak with our representative.

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Matching Gifts

You can maximize your philanthropic support of Incarnate Word Academy through an employer sponsored matching gift program.

Through matching gift programs, many companies allow employees the opportunity to multiply the impact of their personal gifts to IWA. If your company sponsors a matching gift program, you can easily increase the impact of your gift on our young Women of the Word by doubling – or even tripling – the size of your gift.

Matching Gift Procedure
1. Obtain a matching gift form (or web address) from your HR department.
2. Complete the matching gift form and mail to Incarnate Word Academy with your gift. If matching registration is online, email the matching confirmation number to IWA's development office.
3. Your company will send the matching gift after IWA verifies your request.
4. Incarnate Word Academy’s Tax ID number is 43-0893321

Please mail matching gift forms to:
Incarnate Word Academy
Attn: Advancement Office
2788 Normandy Drive
Bel-Nor, MO 63121

For more information or questions about matching gifts, please contact the Advancement Office at (314) 725-5850 ext. 1185.

Scholarships The promise of an Incarnate Word Academy education is a promise that transforms and empowers young Women of the Word. Keeping the promise of an IWA education alive today means keeping an IWA education within the financial reach of all families. With over 42% of IWA’s current students receiving some form of financial assistance, IWA is committed to educating and empowering any young woman of faith, regardless of her family’s financial circumstances, who wishes to fulfill the school’s mission and to achieve her God-given potential as academically successful Women of the Word. Gifts to the Incarnate Word Academy General Scholarship Fund or an Endowed Scholarship Fund ensure a continuous source of funding for current and future students, while sustaining IWA’s commitment to a legacy of educational excellence. You can create your own endowed scholarship fund with a minimum investment of $25,000, or you may give to an already established scholarship fund. Scholarships can be established through contributions of cash, stock, real estate, charitable remainder trusts, or bequests (or through a combination of those gifts).  Incarnate Word Academy has the following established scholarship funds: Clare Brosnan Genovese '64 & Jane Brosnan Farrell '62 Scholarship Dr. Randy PSR Scholarship Elizabeth Porter Larson '99 ScholarshipIncarnate Word Foundation Theology Scholarship IWA Alumnae Legacy Scholarship IWA General Scholarship IWA Golden Girls Scholarship John and Audrey Steinfeld ’39 Academic Scholarship Katie Campanella Visual Arts Scholarship Lambert E. Behlmann Memorial Scholarship  North County Scholarship Sherena Lang Scholarship Sr. Liz Healy Scholarship Taylor Rozier Legacy Scholarship Virginia McBride Bruns ’52 Scholarship  If you are interested in establishing your own scholarship fund, please contact the Advancement Office at (314) 725-5850 ext. 1185.

For over 85 years, Incarnate Word Academy has challenged its young women to achiever their God-given potential as academically successful Women of the Word. Daily life has changed over the years, but our values and commitment to empowering young women of faith to make a positive impact on the world has remained the same. Gifts to the Incarnate Word Academy Annual Fund help make this – and so much more – possible.

The Incarnate Word Academy Annual Fund offers a critical source of funding for meeting IWA’s greatest needs, whatever they are and whenever they arise. Your gifts to the Incarnate Word Academy Annual Fund allow the Academy to operate efficiently, be more innovative, and react quickly and without constraint when urgent needs arise. This frees us to do what we do best – to focus on the big picture of educating and empowering our young Women of the Word.

Your gift to the Incarnate Word Academy Annual Fund today, will make an immediate impact on the lives of our young Women of the Word and the faculty members who dedicate their lives to serving our students each and every day. While gifts to the Incarnate Word Academy Annual Fund may be left unrestricted, you may choose to designate your gifts to an area you are passionate about, whether it be academics, the arts, athletics, our campus, scholarships, technology, or tuition assistance.

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Discover the Benefits of Planned Giving

Did you know there are creative ways to support Incarnate Word Academy? These giving techniques are called "planned gifts," because with thoughtful planning, you create mutually beneficial outcomes for you and Incarnate Word Academy. Planned gifts, such as bequests and charitable trusts, can be an advantageous way to provide for a future gift to IWA. You can take care of yourself and take care of Incarnate Word Academy. 

What is "Planned Giving?"

Planned giving involves providing for a future gift to charities through your financial and estate plans. The Academy welcomes gifts made through different planned giving arrangements. These arrangements can: 

• Provide for you or your loved ones
• Entitle you to charitable income and/or gift or estate tax deductions 
• Enable you to leave a legacy for future generations of Women of the Word at IWA

Making a future gift to Incarnate Word Academy can also give you the satisfaction of knowing that your legacy will support generations of students and faculty for years to come. 

Types of Planned Gifts

Choosing the right planned gift depends on your personal circumstances and financial goals. Different types of planned gifts include: 

• Bequests & Estate Plan Gifts: You make a bequest or gift through your estate by including a provision in your will or living trust, or by naming IWA as a beneficiary of a retirement plan or life insurance policy. The amount left to IWA (or any charity) can be expressed in a dollar amount or as a percentage of the assets to be given.
• Life Income Gifts: A life income gift allows you to give assets to IWA while providing yourself or others with income for a period of time before IWA is permitted to use your gift. You may make a life income gift by transferring securities, cash, or other property to IWA or a trustee. The Academy or trustee then manages the investment of assets and pays an income to you, your designated beneficiaries, or both. Income payments continue for the beneficiaries' lives or, in some cases, for a term of up to 20 years. There are several different kinds of life income gifts: Charitable Gift Annuities, Charitable Remainder Unitrusts, and Charitable Remainder Annuity Trusts. 
• Other Types of Gifts: Charitable Lead Trusts, Donor Advised Funds, and Interests in Private Foundations are other types of planned gifts. 

Assets to Give

Whether you are making an outright gift or a planned gift, Incarnate Word Academy welcomes many types of assets. Options include: 

• Cash
• Publicly Traded Securities
• Real Estate
• Retirement Plan Gifts
• Life Insurance
• Personal Property 

The Academy also welcomes gifts of many other kinds of investment assets, including closely held stock and partnerships. The Office of Advancement staff will be happy to help determine whether the Academy can accept any gift offered. 

Legacy of the Word Society

If you have decided to include Incarnate Word Academy in your estate plans, we would like to show you our appreciation by including you as a member of IWA's honorary society, the Legacy of the Word Society. The Legacy of the Word Society recognizes and honors all individuals who provide support for IWA in their: wills, trusts, life income gifts, retirement plans, life insurance designations, and other planned gifts. By joining others who have taken this step, you can take satisfaction from knowing that you are part of an important legacy at IWA. IWA publicly recognizes Legacy of the Word Society members who have expressly given permission to list their names. The Academy honors all requests for anonymity.

If you think you qualify for membership, please call, email, or write to the Office of Advancement staff to inform us of your planned gift. We would like to thank you for your generosity, make sure the purpose of your gift is understood by IWA, and include you as a member of the Legacy of the Word Society. 

Please note: the material presented on this Planned Giving page is not offered as legal or tax advice.