by Jeff Whitten | Feb 10, 2022 | Excluded from search, Uncategorized
Non-cash gifts come in many forms, from stocks, cars and real estate, to furniture, building materials, clothing, food, paintings, and collectibles. Services you might perform for free for the University are not considered tax-deductible gifts, although any costs you accrue as part of the work done (such as paint for painting you do) are deductible.
- For instructions for gifts of stocks and other securities, please click here.
- For gifts of real estate, please contact Brad Mylett at bmylett@miu.edu or Eric Stakland at eric.stakland@miu.edu.
For other property donations, you may help us by filling out the form available below. It will be sent directly to us when you click the submit button. Or you can contact us at 641-472-1180, or giving@miu.edu. We will in turn contact you to coordinate our receiving and recording of your gift.
Although most non-cash gifts are welcome, it should be kept in mind that for various reasons MIU may not accept every gift offered. Therefore, it is necessary for MIU to evaluate gifts before final acceptance.
As is true of all donations, gifts of property must be recorded at the Development Office in order to be acknowledged as official donations to the University.
NOTE: If you have arranged with someone at the University where the donation will be utilized, that person will coordinate with us for the proper accounting of the gift.
Once we receive the gift we will send you a letter that can be used for tax purposes.
The Internal Revenue Service states that the more detailed the description of the gift, the more valid the thank you letter will be for tax purposes. The full description will be included in the letter we issue.
Extra items needed
In addition to filling out the form, if you can provide the following it will help with this process:
- Digital photos of the item(s)
- Photos of any receipts for the original purchase of the item
- If the valuation of the gift is over $5000, the IRS requires an independent appraisal by an appraiser qualified to put a value on that type of property, so a digital copy of any such appraisal would be best
Also, a form 8283 is required to be filled out if any donated property is given a value of over $500. The form 8283 has a section to be filled out by an appraiser, which is required if any item or collection has a value of over $5000. (Instructions can be found at https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i8283)
The actual form can be downloaded here. You should be able to type into the form, have your appraiser add items (in Part IV), and then you can save it and send it along with any other extra items specified above to giving@miu.edu. Please specify “Non-Cash Gift” in the subject line of your email.
MIU does not provide tax, legal, or accounting advice. This material has been prepared for informational purposes only. You should consult your own tax, legal, or accounting advisors for the proper evaluation of your gift and the preparation of any tax forms.
by Paul Stokstad | Apr 26, 2021 | Excluded from search, Hagelin Webinar 2021
Live Event:
Inauguration of the Navin and Pratima Doshi Center for Integrative Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
Date: Friday, May 14.
Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Pacific Daylight Time
The Doshi Center for Integrative Medicine will support a program of clinical practice, teaching, and research on Maharishi AyurVeda and integrative medicine at MIU.
Recording of the event: https://vimeo.com/553101028
10:00 am
- Introduction by John Hagelin
- Remarks by Navin and Pratima Doshi
10:30 am
- Robert Schneider, Dean of MIU College of Integrative Medicine
- Paul Morehead, Director of MS Degree Program
- Anitha Garlapathi, MD, Clinical Professor
- Brian Rees, Adjunct Clinical Professor
- Anita Misra BA, MS, Clinical Instructor
11:30 am
- Maharishi Ayurveda Integrative Medicine Students, represented by Carole Strunk, expressing their appreciation to Navin and Pratima Doshi
11:40
- “Unity” – a poem by Navin Doshi, musically arranged and performed by Tara DeSantis and Manali McCarthy
11:45
- Closing remarks by John Hagelin
by Jeff Whitten | May 16, 2022 | Achievements, Excluded from search, MIU News
Review on Maharishi Vedic Architecture Published in Health Journal
Summary of findings on Maharishi Vastu architecture
Elements of Vedic home design can promote physical and mental health, improved quality of life, reduced stress, and better sleep. These findings appear in the first comprehensive review of published studies on the benefits of Maharishi Vastu® architecture (MVA), recently published in
Global Advances in Health and Medicine.
“The goal of Maharishi Vastu architecture is to improve occupants’ lives,” said Jon Lipman, AIA, lead author of the study and director of the
Institute for Vedic Architecture at MIU. “It is gratifying to find research that shows how Vastu buildings can improve our health and productivity.”
Summary of descriptive results on MVA, health, and well-being
Some of the key findings of the review include:
- Sleeping with one’s head to the east or south is associated with positive health outcomes, such as lower heart rate, blood pressure, and serum cholesterol levels.
- Homes with south entrances are associated with poorer mental health and more financial problems.
- Facing east while working is associated with greater brain coherence and faster task completion.
- Occupants of Maharishi Vastu architecture homes or office buildings display greater creativity and report improved health and quality of life.
Jon Lipman and Dr. Robert Schneider
MVA is the holistic wellness architecture system Maharishi revived with over 20 principles, including east facing main entrances, buildings aligned with the cardinal directions, and floor plans assigning key functions to specific locations within the building.
Previous research on the impact of buildings focused primarily on assessing stress reduction and increasing comfort and well-being. The findings of this review reinforce the growing recognition that building design plays a key role in both causing and even potentially solving humanity’s health challenges.
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Anna Bonshek and Lee Fergusson
“Modern medicine now recognizes the powerful effects of the ‘envirome’ on health,” said study co-author, Robert Schneider, MD, Dean of the College of Integrative Medicine at Maharishi International University. “The envirome includes all the natural and man-made elements of our environment throughout the lifespan, notably the built environment. This review of the science suggests that buildings constructed according to principles of Maharishi Vastu architecture function as positive elements in the envirome to enhance mental and physical health and well-being. Further, advances in neuroscience offer plausible physiological explanations for these effects.”
The results of the review suggests that Maharishi Vastu architecture offers a viable approach for using architectural design as a tool for promoting mental and physical health. Additional co-authors of the study were former MIU faculty Lee Fergusson, PhD, and Anna Bonshek, PhD.
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by Jeff Whitten | May 9, 2022 | Achievements, Excluded from search, MIU News
Meagen Anderson and Natalia Fernandez Launch Transcending Trauma Program
MBA students Meagen Anderson and Natalia Fernandez recently formed a partnership to offer the Transcendental Meditation® technique to survivors of sexual harassment and assault in the beverage industry.
Meagen has worked in the beverage industry for 20 years, where the harassment of women was common and went unacknowledged without any support for survivors. When women began speaking out about their experiences in May 2021, Meagen realized she could help create a sustainable change within the industry.
Meagen learned the Transcendental Meditation technique in 2018 and joined MIU’s online MBA in Sustainable Business in 2021. After 16 years in the brewing industry, she started her own company, Hop Forward Consulting, focusing on non-alcoholic beer and sustainable sourcing of hops, a flavoring used in beer.
Through her attendance at MIU, she was able to solidify a regular TM® practice and shift to a healthier lifestyle. “I want to bring bliss into the brewing industry and relieve suffering by giving survivors what I have been given,” she said. “We want to provide survivors with a tool so they can achieve their highest potential.”
Meagen picking up print material for the Transcending Trauma Program
In the spring of 2021 Meagen and Natalia both volunteered to organize MIU’s virtual International Conference on Consciousness-Based℠ Leadership and Management. Meagen then invited Natalia to join her company, and together they rebranded it to offer holistic business solutions.
Natalia graduated from Flagler College in 2019 and has been traveling the world as a digital nomad, working as a marketer and educator in Denmark, Spain, Scotland, and Bali. She has also founded the nonprofit Period, to provide education about PMDD, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder. She is a functional medicine certified health coach candidate with the Institute for Functional Medicine and the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy.
In 2020 Natalia decided to pursue an MBA in Sustainable Business and discovered MIU. She was intrigued by the MA in Leadership and Workplace Conflict Resolution program, so she decided to add that to her MBA.
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Natalia with their new cards
Natalia says that the TM technique has been a life-changing tool for her. “I feel like my potential has been unlocked, and anything I want to do is possible,” she said.
Their first initiative, the Transcending Trauma Program, allows companies to train their employees in the Transcendental Meditation technique while simultaneously sponsoring survivors of the #MeToo movement within the brewing industry in partnership with the Women of the Bevolution Brave Voices Fund. The program also features workshops, follow-up sessions, and a gift box.
“Our ultimate goal is to redefine organizational health,” said Natalia. The duo has been receiving guidance from the TM for Women organization, and Meagen is currently enrolled in Dr. Tony Nader’s Consciousness Advisors Course.
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by Jeff Whitten | May 2, 2022 | Achievements, Excluded from search, MIU News
Mathew Frank
The Fulfillment of Retirement Planning
MIU alumnus Matthew Frank has been a private financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services for 31 years. He is also a member of the MIU Planned Giving Professional Advisors Team.
Matthew grew up on Long Island and learned the Transcendental Meditation® technique in high school. “I always thought there was something more to life,” he said. “I knew this was what I had been looking for, and it was life-changing for me.”
During his freshman year at the University of Florida, he took the Science of Creative Intelligence® course, and in 1975 transferred to MIU’s new Fairfield campus. He completed his bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies in 1979. For the next ten years he worked as a futures trader in Kansas City, Minneapolis, and New York. Since 1991 he has been a financial advisor and retirement planner in the Philadelphia area.
Matthew traveling in India in 2018
Matthew likes his job because he can help people achieve their financial and retirement goals. He also appreciates the lasting client relationships and friendships he has cultivated, which span an average of 20 years.
He has maintained his regular TM® practice over the years and the connections he made at MIU. “My TM practice has created a lifelong commitment, enjoyment, and enfoldment of knowledge,” he said. “There is an ongoing silence in all of my activities that helps me as a trader and advisor by giving me a perspective with my clients and in my personal life.”
Matthew splits his time between Philadelphia and Miami, and likes to take regular road trips to visit his clients around the country. He also enjoys traveling abroad, sports, reading, and the arts.
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