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Planned Giving WVU Foundation Home WVU Home Search Would you like to search this site specifically, or all WVU websites? Search this site Search WVUMenu Easy Gifts Wills and Living Trusts Beneficiary Designations Give From Your IRA Scholarships Income Gifts Charitable Gift Annuities Charitable Remainder Trusts More Ways to Give Real Estate Donor Advised Funds Memorials and Tribute Gifts Endowed Gifts Charitable Lead Trusts Stock Gifts Mineral Rights Resources & More Gift Illustrator Your Planning Library Bequest Language Planning Toolkit Irvin Stewart Society Meet Our Donors Your Personal Guide to Gift Planning Making Your Will For Professional Advisors Contact Us Find Your Spirit Discover the Mountaineer spirit inside of you. See what your planned gift can help WVU students accomplish. Already included us in your estate plan? Let Us Know Your Planned Gift Changes Lives at WVU With your support, West Virginia University has a proud tradition of preparing talented students for rewarding careers that will make a difference—for West Virginia, and for the world. Each year WVU’s Morgantown campus alone awards over $433 million in financial aid, including $48 million in scholarships. That’s where we need the help of generous people like you. Will you join with us to keep the Mountaineer spirit flowing? Get started today by exploring the planned giving options available to you. This video profiles two students who have also benefited from the generosity of planned giving donors: Caroline Leadman, a recipient of the Lynette Feeney Memorial Scholarship, and Julia Hillman, a recipient of the Gruine Robinson Scholarship . A Free Resource for You This comprehensive estate planning kit will help you protect loved ones, organize everything in one place, and save on taxes. Download My Kit Sample Language for Your Will Get the legal language to share with your attorney to make a gift in your will or living trust. Federal tax ID number: 55-6017181 Get Sample Language Join the Irvin Stewart Society Make a gift to support the WVU Foundation and become the newest member of our Irvin Stewart Society. Join Now Supporters Like You Our donors help students achieve incredible things. Here are their stories. Meet Our Donors Calculate Your Benefits Get a personalized look at how different gifts can support your financial goals. Gift Illustrator What’s New? Video: The Impact of Planned Giving at WVU Highest Rates in 16 Years: The Amazing Benefits of the Charitable Gift Annuity Share Your Story View All Articles You Decide How You Give. Start Here. Uncover the giving option that works best for your goals. Giving Amount Under $25,000 $25,000 to $99,999 $100,000 to $999,999 $1 million or more Age Under 40 40-54 55-69 70+ Assets Cash Appreciated Securities Retirement Plan Assets Life Insurance Real Estate Donor Advised Funds Under $25,000 The most popular options for a gift in this range: Gift of Cash Outright Gift of Appreciated Securities Donor Advised Fund Gift in Your Will or Living Trust Charitable Gift Annuity Beneficiary Designations $25,000 to $99,999 The most popular options for a gift in this range: Gift of Cash Outright Gift of Appreciated Securities Donor Advised Fund Gift in Your Will or Living Trust Charitable Gift Annuity Beneficiary Designations $100,000 to $999,999 The most popular options for a gift in this range: Outright Gift of Appreciated Securities Gift in Your Will or Living Trust Beneficiary Designations Charitable Gift Annuity Outright Gift of Life Insurance Charitable Remainder Trust Charitable Lead Trust $1 million or more The most popular options for a gift in this range: Outright Gift of Appreciated Securities Gift in Your Will or Living Trust Beneficiary Designations Charitable Remainder Trust Charitable Lead Trust Under 40 The best gift options for you: Gift of Cash Outright Gift of Appreciated Securities Donor Advised Fund Gift in Your Will or Living Trust Beneficiary Designations 40-54 The best gift options for you: Gift of Cash Outright Gift of Appreciated Securities Donor Advised Fund Gift in Your Will or Living Trust Beneficiary Designations 55-69 The best gift options for you: Outright Gift of Appreciated Securities Gift in Your Will or Living Trust Charitable Gift Annuity Beneficiary Designations Real Estate Charitable Remainder Trust Charitable Lead Trust 70+ The best gift options for you: Outright Gift of Appreciated Securities Gift in Your Will or Living Trust Charitable Gift Annuity Beneficiary Designations Smart Giving From Your IRA Outright Gift of Life Insurance Real Estate Charitable Remainder Trust Charitable Lead Trust Cash Most popular ways to give this asset: Gift of Cash Gift in Your Will or Living Trust Charitable Gift Annuity Donor Advised Fund Charitable Remainder Trust Charitable Lead Trust Appreciated Securities Most popular ways to give this asset: Outright Gift of Appreciated Securities Gift in Your Will or Living Trust Charitable Gift Annuity Donor Advised Fund Charitable Remainder Trust Charitable Lead Trust Retirement Plan Assets Most popular ways to give this asset: Beneficiary Designations Smart Giving From Your IRA Charitable Remainder Trust Donor Advised Fund Life Insurance Most popular ways to give this asset: Outright Gift of Life Insurance Beneficiary Designations Real Estate Most popular ways to give this asset: Real Estate Gift in Your Will or Living Trust Charitable Gift Annuity Charitable Remainder Trust Charitable Lead Trust Not Sure How to Begin? To get started, answer a few simple questions . Not Sure How to Begin? I am most interested in making a gift to the WVU Foundation that: Question 1 Option 1 Allows me to see my gifts in action during my lifetime. Question 1 Option 2 Leaves a legacy at the WVU Foundation and will benefit our mission after my lifetime. The financial benefit that most interests me is: Question 2 Option 1 Obtaining an income tax deduction. Question 2 Option 2 Eliminating or reducing capital gains tax. Question 2 Option 3 Giving without affecting my disposable income. Question 2 Option 4 Creating a secure financial future for my family. The financial benefit that most interests me is: Question 3 Option 1 Receiving regular payments for myself, my spouse, or a loved one. Question 3 Option 2 Retaining flexibility and control of my assets. Question 3 Option 3 Saving on estate taxes. Question 3 Option 4 Obtaining an income tax deduction. You should consider: An outright gift of cash An outright gift of appreciated securities An outright gift of real estate An outright gift of tangible personal property Creating a donor advised fund You should consider: A gift of appreciated securities A gift of appreciated real estate A gift of appreciated tangible personal property Creating a donor advised fund with appreciated assets You should consider: A gift of appreciated securities A gift of real estate A gift of life insurance A gift of tangible personal property You should consider: Creating a charitable lead trust You should consider: Creating a charitable gift annuity Creating a charitable remainder trust You should consider: A gift in your will or living trust Naming us beneficiary of your retirement plan assets, life insurance, bank accounts, or investment accounts A gift of a retained life estate You should consider: A gift in your will or living trust Naming us beneficiary of your retirement plan assets, life insurance, bank accounts, or investment accounts Creating a charitable remainder trust A gift of life insurance You should consider: Creating a charitable gift annuity A gift of life insurance A retained life estate Creating a charitable remainder trust Have a Question? 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