Gift Planning

Through gift planning, you, your family and loved ones can benefit from making a gift to Graceland. This site provides information that will enable you to support Graceland University in a way that is consistent with your financial and estate planning objectives.

As part of Graceland's Office of Institutional Advancement, the Gift Planning office administers major and deferred gifts to the University. To help you plan your gift, we are available to meet with you and your financial advisors to answer questions, provide tax assistance and help with bequest and beneficiary issues.

• IRA Rollover Provision: New Law Provides Incentive for Charitable Distributions of IRA assets


• Make an immediate gift and receive an income tax deduction.


• Use bequests to benefit Graceland.

Many alumni, parents, friends and their families of Graceland have provided for Graceland through their will, living trust or other estate-planning document.

• Enjoy guaranteed income for life

You and/or your beneficiaries can receive income for life (or term of years) from Graceland's life income plans.

• Transfer wealth to your heirs with tax savings.
  The charitable lead trust allows you to make a future transfer of assets to heirs with a substantial reduction in estate and gift taxes, while continuing to support Graceland during your lifetime.