Welcome to the Georgia State Planned Giving Center

Georgia State University, one of the nation's great urban, research universities, makes a difference in the lives of many through teaching excellence, high impact research, and service that enriches the community. You can help the University flourish by making a planned gift that will add to the University's endowment.

Planned giving - the use of estate giving and other forms of tax favored giving - is also an excellent way to advance your personal and philanthropic goals. The goal of this web site is to introduce you to planned giving concepts and Georgia State's capability in helping you reach your goals.

The following pages will offer ideas as to how you can be a part, truly a partner, in the shaping and developing of our future through your gifts and support of Georgia State University. There are as many different ways to support Georgia State University as there are needs for your support.

If you are new to gift planning, our chart, How Can I...?, may be helpful.

The stories that follow this page share some of the different ways people can become partners with us in changing lives.

Take a moment to see how people - perhaps in circumstances similar to yours - have found ways to support  their charities and in turn enriched their hearts and provided needed support to others. Just click on the links below.

If you have already included Georgia State University in your estate plans, please let us know by calling us or filling out our estate intention form. We would like to assist you in making certain your intentions will be carried out. We would also like to invite you to join The Heritage Society and receive the benefits to which you are entitled. If you have not written a will yet, regardless of your charitable intent, please consider this.

Individual circumstances will vary - as with all tax and estate planning, please consult your attorney or estate specialist. We will be glad to answer questions and offer suggestions confidentially based on your personal circumstances. Please call us or e-mail us (see contact page). You may also use our information request form.

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We are happy to provide a gift design calculator that will enable you to see the potential results of planning a gift to Georgia State University. Designing your gift can involve some detailed computations. Please feel free to contact us about the calculations and to discuss the potentials of your gift.

The site map lets you navigate to any page within Planned Giving. Should you have any concerns regarding the privacy of information you might furnish us, please visit our privacy statement page.

If you are interested in including Georgia State University in your plan, it would be a good idea to meet with your attorney or financial advisor to discuss in detail how this can be done. The Development staff at Georgia State would be happy to discuss with you how your estate planning can help realize your desire to support the University while also benefiting you and your loved ones. For more information, please contact Christine Butler Eckoff, Director of Planned Giving at (404) 413-3425.