Planned Giving Home

Welcome to University of Mary Washington Gift Planning
Thank you for your interest in University of Mary Washington. Our hope is to serve you and your family with helpful information. We have an increasing number of friends at UMW who now are benefiting from life income gifts, gift annuities and other plans. Thank you for taking the time to explore the benefits of gift planning.

Benefits for Family and University of Mary Washington
There are several types of plans. Many of these have wonderful benefits for gift donors, and numerous Mary Washington alumni and friends have enjoyed increased income and generous tax benefits. Please read through their personal stories below.

Please note: Other stories included within this web site are provided as examples to illustrate giving options. Each of those stories is based on an actual gift case or a combination of cases.

Just click on the picture and you can view each Mary Washington story or giving example in detail.

Taking Flight
When Elizabeth "Peg" Snow Wolf attended Mary Washington from 1937 to 1941, she did not take computer classes or aspire to join the space program. She did, however, major in mathematics – a decision that became the foundation of an interesting and varied career. More on Taking Flight >>.

Steps to Wise Giving

There are several steps to help you make wise and prudent gifts. These pages are here to help you learn how gift planning ideas can be of personal benefit. Let us suggest a few steps that would help you in that process.

Jan Clarke
Assistant Vice President

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Professional Advisors

We also have a complete tax update service for CPAs, attorneys, CLUs, CFPs, ChFCs, trust officers and other professional friends. The GiftLaw services are made available to all advisors as a free service. We also are always available to assist in helping you provide clients with clear and understandable gift illustrations. If you would like assistance with a gift illustration, please contact draab@umw.edu.

If you are a professional advisor, you may take the following steps on this site.