Planned Giving

Planned gifts combine philanthropic goals with smart financial strategies.

You may designate your planned gift to support any area of the Darden School.

Planned gifts can provide unrestricted support or be designated for a specific purpose. Scholarships and professorships are well-suited for future support, as students and faculty will always be among the School’s top priorities.

Leaving a Mark on the Place She Loved: Professor Susan Chaplinsky’s Gift

In her will, Chaplinsky made a bequest to establish a full-tuition scholarship to Darden for women seeking a career in business. 

Cycle of Giving: A Road Racer’s Ride to Leadership and Making a Difference

"A planned gift to Darden... helps me think about and plan for my legacy. But beyond that, it helps create dialogue."

Get Started Today

Start planning a gift to Darden today. We invite you to consider the options that meet your personal financial needs and advance the areas of the School that mean the most to you.

To begin the conversation with your tax or legal adviser, know that the Darden Tax ID is 54-6046419 and the legal name is “University of Virginia Darden School Foundation.”

To begin the conversation with our Advancement professionals, contact us at +1-434-243-4825 or plannedgiving@darden.virginia.edu, or use the button below to complete a Declaration of Future Intent form.

The University of Virginia Darden School Foundation does not provide legal advice or tax advice and the information on this website is not intended as such.

Gifts for the Future
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Wills, Trusts and Estates

Consider including Darden in your will or living trust to enhance its global reputation by providing an exceptional student experience and nationally ranked programs.

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Retirement Account Assets

Name Darden as a beneficiary of your retirement account.

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Life Insurance

You can name the Darden School as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy, or you can give a permanent policy to Darden.

Gifts That Provide Income
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Charitable Gift Annuities
Transfer assets to UVA for the benefit of Darden and receive fixed payments for you and/or your beneficiaries for life.
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Charitable Remainder Trusts

Transfer assets to a trustee (UVA or an outside trustee) and receive fixed or variable payments for you and/or your beneficiaries for a set period of time or for life.

Gifts of Assets
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Appreciated Securities

Consider including Darden in your will or living trust to enhance its global reputation by providing an exceptional student experience and nationally ranked programs.

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Qualified Charitable Distributions

If you are at least 70½years old, you are eligible to make a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) from a traditional or Roth IRA, which will be excluded from federal income.

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Real Estate

If your vacation home, vacant lot, farm or office building has lost its usefulness or has become expensive or cumbersome to maintain, your property could make an excellent gift in support of the area or program of your choice at Darden.

Other Gift Options
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IRA Rollovers

At 70½years old, you are eligible to make a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) from a traditional or Roth IRA. Amounts distributed to support the Darden School Foundation will be excluded from federal income.

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Real Estate

Giving your real estate outright to the UVA Foundation will allow you a charitable income tax deduction based on the full fair market value of the real estate, thus avoiding the capital gains tax.

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Appreciated Securities

By donating appreciated securities that you have owned for longer than one year, you will receive income tax savings.

By making a planned gift, you not only make an incredible impact on Darden, but you activate membership in the Cornerstone Society. The Cornerstone Society comprises forward-thinking alumni, faculty, parents and friends who give to any school or unit within the University of Virginia through estate or financial plans, or other deferred gift arrangements.

David W. Goodrich (MBA ’73)

It was attractive to have tax benefits and a stream of income associated with my gift, but the primary motivation was to support a school that has meant so much to my career.

David W. Goodrich (MBA ’73)