Look Ahead & Give Back

Make Your Dream Come True for the University You Love

You can make a gift that leaves a lasting personal legacy of support for scholarship, teaching and research. Whether you are considering a gift to one of Tufts' schools, or to the university as a whole, the Gift Planning Office is here to help. We can work with you, your family, and your advisers to help you create a plan that meets both your financial and philanthropic goals.

Popular gift plans include:

• A bequests from your will.
• Gifts that provide income for life, including charitable gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts.
• Naming Tufts as the remainder beneficiary of your IRA or other retirement plan.

Let Us Know About Your Plans

If you have already included Tufts in your will or estate plans, please let us know so we can welcome you into the Charles Tufts Society. Named after Charles Tufts, whose gift of land led to the establishment of the university, this distinguished community celebrates individual and family donors who have looked ahead in their lives and made generous plans to benefit our students and the university in perpetuity.

If you have no spouse and you leave assets in your IRA, 401(k), 403(b), Keogh or other qualified retirement plan when you die, your estate may have to pay combined taxes of up to 70% on those assets before your heirs can receive them!

The problem is "IRD" -- Income in Respect of a Decedent -- and there is a creative charitable solution you may want to consider.

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