Center for Gift and Estate Planning

Planned gifts are a powerful way for you to support Kent State — they allow you to leave your legacy and provide tax and income benefits for your retirement or estate.

Through a planned gift, you can lock in guaranteed life income, offset current tax liability, or reduce estate taxes for your loved ones. And in doing so, you create a permanent impact on the educational experience of students, both today and in the future.

Kent State supporters who make a planned gift are welcomed into the university’s Herrick Society, our legacy donor circle. During this special time of celebrating Kent State’s first 100 years, donors also become part of the vital Centennial Campaign, a $250 million fundraising initiative that is transforming the university’s eight campuses for the next century.

This website contains valuable information to walk you through the benefits of planned gifts, which include annuities, trusts and bequests. For more information, or when you’re ready to begin a conversation with our professional staff, please click here to contact the Center for Gift and Estate Planning.