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Bequests in a will or trust

Including Virginia Commonwealth University in your will or trust

Provide for the future of VCU with a charitable gift from your estate.

Gifts from wills and trusts:

Making a gift to VCU through your will or trust provides a future gift to the college, school or program of your choice while enabling you to retain control of your assets with the flexibility to change your bequest if needed. Gifts you make to the university through your will are eliminated from your taxable estate, and your designated gifts will be applied to the area(s) you choose.

If you are considering making an unrestricted bequest to VCU, we recommend adding language similar to the following in your estate document:

I give, devise and bequeath to the [name of appropriate affiliated foundation], a nonprofit corporation located in Richmond, Virginia, [the sum of $ ____] or [ ____ % of my gross estate] or [ ____ % of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate] for the unrestricted support of Virginia Commonwealth University

To designate or restrict your gift to a specific area, replace the statement “for the unrestricted support of Virginia Commonwealth University” from the unrestricted gift language above with one of the following statements:

  • for the unrestricted support of the VCU [college/school/department/unit].
  • for the VCU [college/school/department/unit] to be used for [restricted purpose such as scholarships or to be added to an existing fund].
  • for the establishment of the [fund name] fund for the benefit of the VCU [college/school/department/unit]. The purpose of this fund shall be [purpose].
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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, Massey Cancer Center and VCU Health.