I thought about the value of my UMass Amherst education, the influence it had on my life, and the possibilities it created for me. Once you do that kind of analysis, you find a way of giving back to the place that got you started.

A bequest to benefit UMass Amherst’s College of Natural Resources and the Environment is one alumnus’s way of saying thank you.

I thought about the value of my UMass Amherst education, the influence it had on my life, and the possibilities it created for me. Once you do that kind of analysis, you find a way of giving back to the place that got you started.

Pete F. Grigas ’62
My husband and I liked the idea of an annuity giving us a guaranteed return for the rest of our lives, with what's left going to where we designate. It's planting the seed to help educational programs grow.

My husband and I liked the idea of an annuity giving us a guaranteed return for the rest of our lives, with what’s left going to where we designate. It’s planting the seed to help educational programs grow.

Dorothy “Dot” Gavin ’43, director of UMass Amherst Foundation
If you have an appreciation for the band or anything else at UMass Amherst, it deserves your support. It's a world-class institution.

Stan and Lynn Handman want to ensure that the band plays on. In their will they have included a bequest to benefit the Minuteman Marching Band.

If you have an appreciation for the band or anything else at UMass Amherst, it deserves your support. It’s a world-class institution.

Stan Handman ’55
The library is the soul of the campus, enabling students and professors in every school and college to reach their full potential.

Two of the most ardent supporters of the UMass Amherst libraries have arranged a planned gift to complement their many years of annual giving.

The library is the soul of the campus, enabling students and professors in every school and college to reach their full potential.

Lorrey Bianchi ’69, Kathleen Casey Bianchi

For more information:

Development Office
UMass Amherst
Memorial Hall
134 Hicks Way
Amherst MA 01003-9270

phone 866-450-UMASS
fax 413-545-6894
giving @ admin.umass.edu

Opportunities for Giving

Planned Giving

Insure excellence in the future while taking care of your financial needs. A planned gift to UMass Amherst will benefit the campus and can provide income and security for you and your family. A planned gift can be structured in a way that meets your personal goals and invest in your vision for UMass Amherst.

Making a bequest is simple and straightforward. Let us help you realize your UMass Amherst legacy. Learn how to name the campus a beneficiary of your will, find out how retirement plans make the most tax-efficient bequest to a charitable institution, or other ways to support UMass Amherst.

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For more information call Pam Acheson or Doug Adler at 413-545-2741.