Method and system for generating endowment for a tax-exempt organization
First Claim
1. A method for generating new endowment for a tax-exempt organization, the method comprising the steps of:
- identifying a plurality of donor individuals;
purchasing a plurality of life insurance policies, one for each of the donor individuals, each policy having associated therewith an annual premium and a death benefit, wherein the tax-exempt organization is the beneficiary of each policy; and
obtaining a premium loan from a first financing entity to the tax-exempt organization, said premium loan being sufficient to pay the premiums cumulatively due for the plurality of life insurance policies, wherein interest accumulates on the premium loan to create a premium loan balance;
wherein, upon the death of each donor individual, a predetermined priority portion of the death benefit of the respective life insurance policy is used to pay down the premium loan balance, and any remaining amount of said death benefit is accumulated in the new endowment of the tax-exempt organization.
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Abstract
A program for generating new endowment for a tax-exempt organization. Life insurance policies are purchased for a group of suitable donor individuals, with the tax-exempt organization as the beneficiary. A finance company lends money to the tax-exempt organization in amounts sufficient to pay the annual life insurance premiums, and a secondary bank lends further money to the tax-exempt organization to cover the interest that accumulates annually on the premium loans. Upon the death of a donor individual, the policy death benefit is used in several ways: a predetermined fixed amount is set aside and used to pay the interest loan; a predetermined priority portion of the remainder is used to pay the premium loans; and, after the premium loans have been paid in full, any remaining balance is accumulated as new endowment. A Monte Carlo simulation is used to predict the program'"'"'s performance.
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44 Claims
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1. A method for generating new endowment for a tax-exempt organization, the method comprising the steps of:
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identifying a plurality of donor individuals;
purchasing a plurality of life insurance policies, one for each of the donor individuals, each policy having associated therewith an annual premium and a death benefit, wherein the tax-exempt organization is the beneficiary of each policy; and
obtaining a premium loan from a first financing entity to the tax-exempt organization, said premium loan being sufficient to pay the premiums cumulatively due for the plurality of life insurance policies, wherein interest accumulates on the premium loan to create a premium loan balance;
wherein, upon the death of each donor individual, a predetermined priority portion of the death benefit of the respective life insurance policy is used to pay down the premium loan balance, and any remaining amount of said death benefit is accumulated in the new endowment of the tax-exempt organization. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A Monte Carlo system for predicting the growth results of a program for generating new endowment for a tax-exempt organization, said program including, at least, the purchase of a life insurance policy having an associated death benefit for each of a plurality of donor individuals whereas the tax-exempt organization is the beneficiary of each such policy, the grant of a premium loan from a first financing entity to the tax-exempt organization whereas interest accumulates on the premium loan to create a premium loan balance, and, upon the death of each donor individual, the use of a predetermined priority portion of the death benefit of the respective life insurance policy to pay down the premium loan balance until reduced to zero whereas any remaining money from said death benefit is accumulated in the new endowment of the tax-exempt organization, the Monte Carlo system comprising the operations of:
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(a) specifying a fixed term of years for the program;
(b) randomly assigning a starting age to each of the donor individuals for the initial year of the program;
(c) randomly determining for each donor individual a year of death during the term of the program, said determination utilizing the randomly assigned starting age and real-world mortality tables;
(d) calculating the growth result of the endowment over the term of the program, said calculation utilizing at least the randomly determined death year for each donor individual, predetermined premium schedules for the life insurance policies, predetermined death benefit amounts for the life insurance policies, a randomly assigned interest rate applicable to the premium loan balance, the predetermined priority portion of the death benefit to be used to pay down the premium loan balance until reduced to zero, and a randomly assigned annual investment return for the money in the endowment;
(e) repeating operations (b)-(d) a plurality of times; and
(f) determining a predicted average growth result for the endowment over the term of the program. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A computer-readable medium having instructions for performing a method for generating endowment for a tax-exempt organization, the method comprising,the steps of:
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identifying a plurality of donor individuals;
purchasing a plurality of life insurance policies, one for each of the donor individuals, each policy having associated therewith an annual premium and a death benefit, wherein the tax-exempt organization is the beneficiary of each policy; and
obtaining a premium loan from a first financing entity to the tax-exempt organization, said premium loan being sufficient to pay the premiums cumulatively due for the plurality of life insurance policies, wherein interest accumulates on the premium loan to create a premium loan balance;
wherein, upon the death of each donor individual, a predetermined priority portion of the death benefit of the respective life insurance policy is used to pay down the premium loan balance, and any remaining amount of said death benefit is accumulated in the new endowment of the tax-exempt organization. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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40. A computer-readable medium having instructions for providing a Monte Carlo system for predicting the growth results of a program for generating new endowment for a tax-exempt organization, said program including, at least, the purchase of a life insurance policy having an associated death benefit for each of a plurality of donor individuals whereas the tax-exempt organization is the beneficiary of each such policy, the grant of a premium loan from a first financing entity to the tax-exempt organization whereas interest accumulates on the premium loan to create a premium loan balance, and, upon the death of each donor individual, the use of a predetermined priority portion of the death benefit of the respective life insurance policy to pay down the premium loan balance until reduced to zero whereas any remaining money from said death benefit is accumulated in the new endowment of the tax-exempt organization, the Monte Carlo system comprising the operations of:
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(a) specifying a fixed term of years for the program;
(b) randomly assigning a starting age to each of the donor individuals for the initial year of the program;
(c) randomly determining for each donor individual a year of death during the term of the program, said determination utilizing the randomly assigned starting age and real-world mortality tables;
(d) calculating the growth result of the endowment over the term of the program, said calculation utilizing at least the randomly determined death year for each donor individual, predetermined premium schedules for the life insurance policies, predetermined death benefit amounts for the life insurance policies, a randomly assigned interest rate applicable to the premium loan balance, the predetermined priority portion of the death benefit to be used to pay down the premium loan balance until reduced to zero, and a randomly assigned annual investment return for the money in the endowment;
(e) repeating operations (b)-(d) a plurality of times; and
(f) determining a predicted average growth result for the endowment over the term of the program. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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42. A method for administering a program for generating new endowment for a tax-exempt organization, the method comprising the steps of:
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assisting the tax-exempt organization in identifying a plurality of donor individuals;
assisting the tax-exempt organization in purchasing a plurality of life insurance policies, one for each of the donor individuals, each policy having associated therewith an annual premium and a death benefit, wherein the tax-exempt organization is the beneficiary of each policy;
assisting the tax-exempt organization in obtaining a premium loan from a first financing entity, said premium loan being sufficient to pay the premiums cumulatively due for the plurality of life insurance policies, wherein interest accumulates on the premium loan to create a premium loan balance; and
upon the death of a donor individual, assisting the tax-exempt organization in processing the respective life insurance claim, in using a predetermined priority portion of the death benefit of the respective life insurance policy to pay down the premium loan balance and in accumulating any remaining amount of said death benefit in the new endowment of the tax-exempt organization. - View Dependent Claims (43)
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44. A method for administering a Monte Carlo simulation for predicting the growth results of a program for generating new endowment for a tax-exempt organization, said program including, at least, the purchase of a life insurance policy having an associated death benefit for each of a plurality of donor individuals whereas the tax-exempt organization is the beneficiary of each such policy, the grant of a premium loan from a first financing entity to the tax-exempt organization whereas interest accumulates on the premium loan to create a premium loan balance, and, upon the death of each donor individual, the use of a predetermined priority portion of the death benefit of the respective life insurance policy to pay down the premium loan balance until reduced to zero whereas any remaining money from said death benefit is accumulated in the new endowment of the tax-exempt organization, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) assuming a fixed term of years for the program;
(b) randomly assigning a starting age to each of the donor individuals for the initial year of the program;
(c) randomly determining for each donor individual a year of death during the term of the program, said determination utilizing the randomly assigned starting age and real-world mortality tables;
(d) calculating the growth result of the endowment over the term of the program, said calculation utilizing at least the randomly determined death year for each donor individual, predetermined premium schedules for the life insurance policies, predetermined death benefit amounts for the life insurance policies, a randomly assigned interest rate applicable to the premium loan balance, the predetermined priority portion of the death benefit to be used to pay down the premium loan balance until reduced to zero, and a randomly assigned annual investment return for the money in the endowment;
(e) repeating operations (b)-(d) a plurality of times;
(f) determining a predicted average growth result for the endowment over the term of the program; and
(g) reporting the predicted average growth result for the endowment to the tax-exempt organization.
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