Leave Your Legacy in Science, Through a Gift to DRI

Including DRI in your estate through a planned gift is a remarkable testament to your belief in the powerful impact of science to develop solutions to address how humans are impacting their environments and how the environment impacts humans. A planned gift could be a bequest in your will or living trust, a charitable remainder trust, or naming DRI as a beneficiary of a retirement plan fund, life insurance policy, or other.

DRI Foundation Trustee, Stephanie Kruse, recently documented a planned gift that honors her father’s farming legacy and continues the annual support she provides to DRI to perpetually award the Harold J. Kruse Farming & Environment Award Endowment.

Kruse said, “It feels good to know my father’s legacy will be recognized by generations of scientists who are working to find innovations in farming. I’ve been impressed by the DRI scientists who have won this award since it was established three years ago.”

To learn more about DRI’s planned giving – the DRI Legacy Council – please visit www.dri.edu/plannedgiving or call Kristin Burgarello at (775) 673-7386.

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May 13, 2025

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