Types of planned gifts
Benefits of Gift Planning
Making provisions for future gifts to the GSD through your will or estate plan is a meaningful way to build a legacy and make a lasting difference—and assets remain yours during your lifetime. These gifts, as well as beneficiary designations, can also be changed should your circumstances change.
For life income gifts, lead trusts, and donor advised funds, your assets are invested in the Harvard endowment or through TIAA Kaspick, depending on the type of gift, for no separate fee, making your gift go even further. These types of gifts, as well as gifts of complex assets, often provide many tax advantages during your lifetime and can also be a smart part of estate planning for many donors.
Many donors choose not to specify a purpose for their planned gifts, including bequests, allowing the GSD to use their gift where it is needed most. If you prefer to direct your gift to a specific purpose, our team can help you or your attorney craft a plan that reflects your wishes.
Your Planned Gift
By establishing a planned gift or including the GSD in your will or estate plan, you become part of a distinguished group of design thinkers who maintain a lasting connection with the school through the H. Langford Warren community of planned giving donors.
H. Langford Warren (1857–1917) was an exemplary leader and visionary who founded the School of Architecture at Harvard and served as its first Chair. By joining science and fine arts with the study of architecture, and fostering the nascent field of landscape architecture, he established a model of cross-disciplinary collaboration that is still a hallmark of the GSD.
Contact
Matt Southworth
Senior Associate Director of DevelopmentDevelopment and Alumni Relations
7 Sumner 303
msouthworth@gsd.harvard.edu
617-496-1797