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                        JeffNEWS, August 16, 1994
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THE JEFFERSON 2000 FUND
Reuling Gifts Approach $1 Million
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A recent unrestricted gift of $660,000 to Jefferson Medical College 
(JMC) from the Roberta B. Reuling Trust brings the Reuling family's total 
philanthropic support for Thomas Jefferson University to almost $1 million. 

The fact that this gift has not been restricted to a particular project 
gives JMC the freedom to use the funds where they are most immediately 
needed.

Gifts received in the 1980s from the estates of Mrs. Reuling and her 
husband, James R. Reuling, MD, JMC '14, amounted to more than $316,000 in 
unrestricted funds, furnishing student financial aid at the College of 
Allied Health Sciences and funding capital renovations, special activities 
and the discretionary account of the dean of JMC.

In 1972, Dr. and Mrs. Reuling established four separate charitable 
remainder trusts, with Jefferson as their ultimate beneficiary. The trusts 
provided income to the Ruelings and some of their heirs during their 
lifetimes, while ensuring that Jefferson would eventually receive these 
funds.

Through Jefferson's gift planning programs, trusts and estates account 
annually for more than 80 percent of unrestricted gifts to the University, 
or between $4 million and $5 million. This amounts to the lion's share of 
private support for scholarships, fellowships and professorships.

"The Rueling charitable trusts show how alumni and friends can provide 
for their own financial security and still help Jefferson to maintain its 
excellence," said Francis J. McGovern, director of development for gift 
planning. "Often, grateful alumni, former patients and their families have 
designated the University, hospital or one of the three colleges as 
beneficiaries of their trusts or estates. Such gifts usually range from 
several hundred to several million dollars."


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