University of Michigan

Your home for charitable gift planning resources

Legacy or "planned" gifts can help you support U-M for generations to come. you can choose from a variety of creative ways to contribute, including:

• estate planning—a great way to include the University in your will
• gifts that pay you or your loved ones an income
• gifts of appreciated stocks or other assets

Want to learn more? Start with our Planning Tool Kit..

Speak with your attorney, accountant or financial advisor. Then contact the U-M Office of Gift Planning. Our staff can help you design a long-term gift to support the U-M causes that are most meaningful to you.

If you already have a plan in mind, use our easy Gift Calculator to estimate your tax deduction and other financial benefits.

Giving for the Future

Benson and Norma Shapiro's gift will help the University work for a more just world.