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Welcome to Planned Giving at Purdue University

Thank you for your interest in Purdue University. Our objective is to serve you and your family by providing current estate and charitable gift-planning information. An increasing number of Purdue alumni and friends are benefiting from life-income gifts, such as charitable gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts. Many more enjoy learning about these and other options through our eNewsletter and Web site.

Thank you for taking the time to explore the benefits of planned giving, and please feel free to share this information with your family, friends and colleagues.

Benefits for Family and Purdue University

There are several types of planned gifts. Many of these have wonderful benefits for the donors. Many of these families have enjoyed increased income and generous tax savings. Just click on the picture to view each story.

George Thrasher: Embrace Opportunity
As young boys growing up on a 220-acre farm in Monroe County in the 1940s, George Thrasher (BS '52, MS '54, PhD '58, Animal Sciences) and his brother, Donald (BS '51, MS '55, PhD '57, Animal Sciences), were often lectured by their parents on the opportunities a college education would provide. More on George Thrasher: Embrace Opportunity >>.

Stan and Joyce Seagle: The Start of Something Special
Stan and Joyce Seagle recently looked back on their life together and decided to lend financial support to the places that provided the most significant impact. More on Stan and Joyce Seagle: The Start of Something Special >>.

Bob and Darleen Nelson: Harvesting an Opportunity
In 1972, Bob and Darleen Nelson purchased 48 acres of timberland in southern Ohio with the idea that it might one day make an ideal location for a secluded retreat. More on Bob and Darleen Nelson: Harvesting an Opportunity >>.

Bob Shadley: An Engineer from Purdue with a Goal
Bob Shadley has always been a goal-oriented individual committed to achieving his objectives, so naturally he took that same approach when developing his estate plan, working diligently with his professional advisor and Purdue's staff of planned giving professionals to craft a will provision funding an endowment that will eventually support scholarships for students in the School of Industrial Engineering. More on Bob Shadley: An Engineer from Purdue with a Goal >>.

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.

Gordon D. Chavers
General Counsel
University Development Office

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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 plangift@purdue.edu.

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

University Development · Dick and Sandy Dauch Alumni Center · 403 West Wood Street · West Lafayette, IN 47907-2007
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