Planning Your Legacy
Your desire to make a difference and leave a lasting legacy helps strengthen Lawrence's mission. Consider making an impact for students and faculty through a planned gift. These types of charitable arrangements may provide tax and other benefits to you while supporting Lawrence.
Our Mission
Donor Stories
Learn how others are making an impact through their legacy for Lawrence.
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Making It Possible — BequestAt Lawrence University I learned how to read, write, and think critically. From the first semester I learned how to participate in civil seminar...
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Building a Scholarship — BequestI enjoyed my time at Lawrence-maybe a little too much. Playing soccer games conflicted with the T-Th-S schedule for a required Econ course, and missing...
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An Ever-Changing Lawrence – BequestSince those sunny days on Main Hall green, the world has changed, and Lawrence has changed with it.
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Ensuring the Lawrence Experience – BequestI hope that wherever life has taken you, your Lawrence education prepared you for a life we never could have imagined in 1985.
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Celebrating Our Journey – Life Insurance BeneficiaryChange defined our years at Lawrence. We watched the Warch Campus Center rise—from the demolition of Hulbert House to voting on chair samples at Downer—and graduated into the uncertainty of the Great Recession.
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Providing a High-Quality Education – BequestNo wonder I needed bifocals in my forties! The Apple computer labs in the Mudd were the envy of many of my friends visiting from other schools and made writing papers so much easier.
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Celebrate The Journey — BequestI want to encourage everyone to take a moment to celebrate the journey we have all embarked upon since we left Lawrence. I am confident my journey...
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Pay It Forward — BequestI could not have afforded Lawrence without significant financial aid. That is why I decided to pay it forward and joined the Lawrence-Downer Legacy...
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Challenged and Empowered — BequestIan McLellan '98 and I are so grateful for the educational opportunities we received at Lawrence. From shared experiences like Freshman Studies to...
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Having Opportunities — BequestLawrence-Downer Legacy Circle is made up of members of the alumni community that have named Lawrence as a beneficiary in their will, insurance policy...
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Ensuring A Place They Love — BequestWe are including Lawrence in our estate plans because we want to help ensure that Lawrence students have the best learning opportunities available on campus and at Bjӧrklunden.
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Opportunity To Make A Lasting Gift — BequestLife can be a party or can be full of challenges, but our education at Lawrence prepared us to handle those challenges. One such challenge is...
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Learning Never Leaves You—Life Insurance Beneficiary"Learning is the only thrill that will never leave you." Greg '73 and I believe that Lawrence helped instill in us a passion for lifelong learning.
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The Lawrence Effect–BequestI cannot overstate Lawrence’s effect on my life. Looking back at my college years, I clearly see the roots of how I now describe...
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Ensuring Lawrence Remains Strong—Retirement Assets BeneficiaryAs I reflect on where I've been and where I'm going, Lawrence has truly been a key factor in my successes...
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Lawrence-Downer Legacy Circle
The Lawrence-Downer Legacy Circle recognizes alumni, parents and friends who remember Lawrence through a planned gift. We are grateful to the more than 1,090 members of Legacy Circle.