Leave your legacy.
Have a profound impact on future students, faculty, and research and help ensure that the University continues to be a leader in educational innovation and scholarship that matters—all through planned giving. With smart planning, you can also increase the size of your estate and/or reduce the tax burden on your loved ones.
By making a planned gift to Brown, you can make a lasting and transformative impact on the University. From bequests to living trusts to retirement assets, planned giving is an effective way to give back to Brown in a meaningful way while also helping you achieve your own charitable and financial goals.
Gifts through your will or retirement plan
- You can give through your will, living trust or retirement beneficiary designation.
- Estate provisions, also known as bequests, require no minimum amount or asset type.
- Your estate receives a charitable tax deduction.
Gifts that pay income to you or a loved one
- You, and/or the people you choose, can receive fixed or variable payments for life or a specified period of years.
- Various assets can fund a life income gift.
- You receive an immediate charitable tax deduction.
Gifts during your lifetime
- IRA charitable distribution
- Appreciated marketable securities
- Real estate
- Special financial assets, including:
- Closely held, restricted, or pre-IPO stock
- Partnerships and LLCs
- Investment fund interests
- You receive an immediate charitable tax deduction.
The Brown planned giving team can help craft a personalized strategy that achieves your philanthropic and financial goals. By making a planned gift of any size, you will qualify for membership in the College Hill Society, which recognizes alumni and friends who provide for the University through a planned gift.