Planned Giving

One way to support Bluffton and future generations of Bluffton students is to establish a planned gift. Bluffton values these commitments to our future and will recognize your planned gift as part of the campaign effort.

A planned gift is a commitment made during your lifetime that provides support to Bluffton at a future date. If you have included Bluffton University in your will, you've made a planned gift. Planned gifts are a great way to provide larger support for Bluffton than you ever thought possible while still providing for your family and other estate planning goals.

Supporting Bluffton with a deferred gift isn't limited to including Bluffton in your will; you can also make a gift that provides you with life income. Planned gifts that provide life income are a wonderful way to support Bluffton while also providing retirement income and tax benefits.

Types of planned gifts

• The most common form of deferred gift is a bequest contained in a will or living trust.
• Life income gifts provide a charitable gift for Bluffton University and a charitable income tax deduction and income stream for the donor.
• Other planned gift opportunities to consider include: life insurance, a charitable lead trust, or a gift of real estate, securities or property.
  
  

Bluffton recognizes donors who give to the university through planned gifts by welcoming them into the Noah C. Hirschy Legacy Society.

To learn more, please contact Chris Moser.