Simple Planned Gifts that Make an Impact

In choosing to include a gift to Georgetown as part of your legacy, you are continuing a tradition that has spanned centuries: a tradition to educate students to act in the service of others. Below are some of the additional ways to make a gift that provides significant tax benefits while still supporting Georgetown. Visit giving.georgetown.edu/planned-giving to learn about other creative ways to make a gift now or include Georgetown in your long-term planning.

Bequests and Beneficiary Designations

When you choose to include a bequest for Georgetown in your will or trust, you join a very special group of Hoyas who have made the University, Medical Center, or Law Center part of their philanthropic legacy. Creating this simple, revocable gift helps ensure the future of Georgetown while providing flexibility in case your future circumstances change. Bequests can be designated to a school or program at Georgetown you feel passionately about, or can be left unrestricted and put to use where needed most.

Another easy way to make Georgetown part of your legacy is to name it as a beneficiary of a retirement account. Leaving retirement assets to an individual may decrease the gift by as much as 70% after state and federal taxes are deducted. Due to Georgetown’s nonprofit status, we are able to realize the full value of gifts from retirement accounts, allowing you to leave other assets to loved ones while avoiding tax and maximizing your impact to a school or program that is meaningful to you.