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By choosing to leave a lasting legacy, you're not only making a gift that aligns with your philanthropic goals - you're making a commitment to a brighter future for generations of students, leaders, and change-makers at Norfolk State University.


Norfolk State University partners closely with the Norfolk State University Foundation, Inc. to provide support for donors like you, looking to make a meaningful impact.

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Support NSU in your Will or Trust

By including Norfolk State University in your will or trust, you make a powerful investment in the future of education and innovation. These impactful gifts not only allow you to leave a meaningful legacy, but they may also offer valuable tax benefits for you and your estate.

Leaving a gift to Norfolk State University is easier than you might think, often as simple as adding a few sentences to your estate documents. Whether your gift supports scholarships, academic programs, or groundbreaking research, your generosity will help shape lives and strengthen Norfolk State University for generations to come.

Norfolk State University recommends consulting with a legal or tax professional.

A will allows you to continue to use the property you will leave to us during your life and make a lasting impact on our work after you are gone.

Benefits of a will

  • Receive an estate tax charitable deduction
  • Reduce the burden of taxes on your family
  • Leave a lasting legacy to our organization

Charitable Will video

How a will works

A will is one of the easiest gifts to make. With the help of an attorney, you can include language in your will or trust specifying a gift to be made to family, friends or Norfolk State University as part of your estate plan, or you can make a will using a beneficiary designation form.

Here are some of the ways to leave a will to Norfolk State University

  • Include a will to Norfolk State University in your will or revocable trust
  • Designate Norfolk State University as a full, partial or contingent beneficiary of your retirement account (IRA, 401(k), 403(b) or pension)
  • Name Norfolk State University as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy

A will may be made in several ways

  • Specific Will - A specific will involves making a gift of a specific asset such as real estate, a car, other property or a gift for a specific dollar amount. For example, you may wish to leave your home or $10,000 to Norfolk State University.
  • Percentage Will - Another kind of will involves leaving a specific percentage of your overall estate to our organization. For example, you may wish to leave 10% of your estate to Norfolk State University.
  • Residual Will - A residual will is made from the balance of an estate after the will or trust has given away each of the specific wills. A common residual will involves leaving a percentage of the residue of the estate to our organization. For example, you may wish to leave 30% of the residue of your estate to Norfolk State University.

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Contact Us

If you have any questions about leaving a will to us, please contact us. We would be happy to assist you. If you have been so generous as to include a will to Norfolk State University as part of your estate plan, please take the time to let us know. We would like to recognize you and your family for your generosity.