Office of Planned Giving
The most important number of all is One. One simple act of reaching out to us today so we can show you how your legacy gift can help JMU continue to thrive in perpetuity
Please let us know if you have included JMU in your will or estate plan so that we may honor your wishes for the direction of your future gift.
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The Madison Founders Society was created in 1981 to recognize donors who have remembered JMU in their wills and estate plans. These legacy gifts have an indelible mark on future generations, changing the world one person at a time.
William F. Wright ('60, '66M) created his lasting legacy by becoming a member of Madison Founders Society. If you would like more information about creating a legacy at Madison, including James Madison University in your will, establishing a scholarship or starting a guaranteed income for life through a charitable gift annuity, we would be honored to help.
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Although Madison changes, it also stays the same and the Madison Experience that you hold dear is also what our current students experience and value so highly.
Thank you for visiting our website. If you have any questions about the best way for you to benefit now or in the future through a planned gift, please call 800-296-6062 or 540-568-8938. A member of our Planned Giving team will be glad to assist you.
Bequest Language
"...give, devise and bequeath to James Madison University Foundation Inc., (written amount or percentage of the estate or description of property) for its unrestricted use and purpose"
OR
"...give, devise and bequeath to James Madison University Foundation Inc., (written amount or percentage of the estate or description of property) to be used in accordance with the most recent testamentary gift agreement on file with James Madison University Foundation, Inc." *
* This language would allow you to complete a testamentary gift agreement with us, indicating your wishes for the future use of this gift. This agreement could be changed without having to amend your estate plans and it ensures that your wishes for this future gift are followed.
The James Madison University Foundation, Inc. Tax ID# is: 23-7156305
Incorporated in: Harrisonburg, VA
This is a frame of reference for attorneys. As always, please feel free to contact the Office of Planned Giving at plannedgiving@jmu.edu or (800)296-6162. Thank you.
