By making a bequest, donation or taking out a life insurance policy in favour of the IÉSEG Foundation, you are passing on your assets to enable each generation of students to access IÉSEG in a spirit of social openness and equal opportunities for each deserving student.
Bequests, donations and life insurance policies are exempt from transfer duties and are used to serve the missions of the IÉSEG Foundation. The IÉSEG Foundation is sheltered by the Fondation de La Catho de Lille (a recognised public utility foundation), authorised to assist us in the management of bequests.
To receive documentation on legacies, donations and life insurance, please contact Hélène GENÉTY.
Life insurance
This savings contract is a long-term solution, that allows you to decide upon the frequency and amount of payments, and earns interest every year.
If you wish to pass on all or part of your assets to the IÉSEG Foundation, you are free to designate it as the beneficiary of all or part of the capital of your life insurance policy:
- If you do not yet have a life insurance policy: simply take one out with your bank or insurer, naming the IÉSEG Foundation as beneficiary.
- If you already have a policy but now wish to include the IÉSEG Foundation: a simple amendment will enable you to add us to the list of your beneficiaries.
Donations
Unlike a manual donation, all donations must be made before a notary (acte authentique), otherwise they are null and void, and must include the acceptance of the beneficiary. Like gifts, donations are 66% deductible from your income tax, up to a limit of 20% of your taxable income.
A gift is a deed drawn up before a notary, which takes effect immediately on signature of the contract and enables you to transfer property (land, furniture or buildings) or a sum of money during your lifetime.
If you have heirs subject to reserve, the gift must not exceed the available amount.
- Your donation can be undertaken:
- In full ownership: this is the transfer of full and final ownership of a property to the IÉSEG Foundation.
- In bare ownership: you give a property (or a portfolio of property) to the IÉSEG Foundation but you retain the use of it (or the collection of rents or income) for yourself or a third party.
- For a fixed period: you remain the owner of a property but you allow the usufruct to the IÉSEG Foundation the usufruct for a minimum of 3 years.
Legacy
If you wish to leave a legacy to the IÉSEG Foundation, you will need to draw up a will. A will allows you to organise your estate by deciding who will inherit your assets. It is thus possible to allocate a particular asset to a chosen person, to protect a loved one and/or to help a Foundation such as the IÉSEG Foundation. Your will can be revoked at any time (art.865 of the French Civil Code). A bequest in the name of the IÉSEG Foundation is exempt from inheritance tax.
