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Easy to arrange and modifiable as needed, a gift from your will offers enduring support for generations of Virginia Commonwealth University* students to come.

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  • Pamela Colker, J.D.

    Executive Director of Planned Giving, Monroe Park Campus

  • colkerp@vcu.edu

    (804) 827-2376

    111 N. Fourth St., Box 842039

    Richmond, VA 23284-2039

  • For professional Advisers

    If you are working with a professional Adviser, or advising a donor, here's a practical guide for including VCU in a charitable estate plan.

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  • Unlocking Potential

    Unlocking Potential: VCU’s Campaign for the Future is a bold effort to expand access to education, research, health care and opportunity for all. By including VCU in your estate or financial plans, your planned gift directly supports this campaign and ensures your legacy helps to create brighter futures for generations to come.

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*Affiliated foundations

VCU Foundation (tax ID # 54-0757884) for gifts that support VCU generally and most colleges, schools, departments and units on VCU’s Monroe Park Campus: VCU Athletics, College of Humanities and Sciences, Division of Student Affairs, Honors College, Institute for Contemporary Art, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture, School of the Arts, School of Education, School of Social Work, School of World Studies, VCU Libraries and VCU Life Sciences.

VCU School of Business Foundation (tax ID #20-2661802) for gifts that support the VCU School of Business and Brandcenter.

VCU College of Engineering Foundation (tax ID #54-1808901) for gifts that support the VCU College of Engineering.

MCV Foundation (tax ID #54- 6053660) for gifts that support the college, schools, departments and units on VCU’s health sciences campus: College of Health Professions, School of Dentistry, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, School of Public Health, VCU Massey Cancer Center and VCU Health.