Planned gifts ensure that Washington University will continue to transform lives for generations to come. Our team can help you and your advisers structure a gift strategy tailored to your financial and philanthropic goals. We invite you to explore the many ways you can make a lasting impact through a planned gift to WashU.
Interested in adding WashU to your estate plan? View our sample bequest language.
Is WashU already a beneficiary of your estate? Please let us know.
Planned giving includes:
Gifts through your estate
These popular gifts create a legacy through wills, trusts, beneficiary designations, and more.
Gifts that pay income
Provide for your own or others’ financial needs while making a significant gift to WashU.
Gifts with an immediate impact
Enjoy potential tax benefits and see your gift to WashU at work during your lifetime.
Determine the planned gift that works best for you:
Plan by age
The best gift options for you:
Outright gift of appreciated securities
The best gift options for you:
Outright gift of appreciated securities
The best gift options for you:
Outright gift of appreciated securities
The best gift options for you:
Outright gift of appreciated securities
Gift in your will or living trust
Make a gift tax-free with an IRA
Plan by asset
Most popular ways to give this asset:
Most popular ways to give this asset:
Outright gift of appreciated securities
Most popular ways to give this asset:
Most popular ways to give this asset:
Most popular ways to give this asset:
Most popular ways to give this asset:
Plan by giving amount
The most popular options for a gift in this range:
Outright gift of appreciated securities
The most popular options for a gift in this range:
Outright gift of appreciated securities
The most popular options for a gift in this range:
Outright gift of appreciated securities
Gift in your will or living trust
The most popular options for a gift in this range:
Outright gift of appreciated securities
Plan by benefit
Choose a gift-planning strategy that best supports your philanthropic and financial goals, from minimizing estate tax to providing lifetime income.
Plan with support
The Office of Planned Giving is here to support you throughout your gift planning process.
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Additional resources
Upcoming Events
Robert S. Brookings Partners
We recognize everyone who has chosen to support Washington University through estate gifts, life income plans, and other planned gifts through membership in Brookings Partners.
Estate planning webinars
December 7, 2022
May 19, 2021
November 21, 2020
In their own words
The generosity of Brookings Partners members creates future opportunities that will benefit WashU students and the university for generations to come. Listen as members share their personal reasons for creating a planned gift.