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 MissionThe Lawrence Effect–Bequest

Matt Murphy '06
I cannot overstate Lawrence's effect on my life. Looking back at my college years, I clearly see the roots of how I now describe myself: motivated; incisive; on good days, fearless; on my best days, fabulous.
It would be easy enough to say that Lawrence taught me to "learn by doing." After all, it was a place that gave me the freedom to try just about everything I set my mind to! But that alone doesn't give the school enough credit. Lawrence is the place where I first learned what it means to live an authentic life, and that only by following your instincts to their limits can those limits be stretched.
As my husband and I began the estate planning process, it quickly became a no-brainer to pay it forward–way forward–so that someday, years from now, future generations of Lawrentians will benefit from a similarly transformative college experience. I am grateful to the Lawrence-Downer Legacy Circle for making it so easy to take that step.
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.