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Not everyone wants to commit to making a gift in their wills or estates. Some prefer the increased flexibility that a beneficiary designation provides by using:
It is very simple to name the University of Washington as a beneficiary. Start by requesting a change-of-beneficiary form from your policy administrator or download the form from your provider's website. Make your desired changes and return the form to establish your gift.
Another option: Name one or more loved ones as primary beneficiary and name the UW as contingent, or secondary, beneficiary. With this arrangement, if your loved ones survive you, they would receive the asset. If not, the account or policy would be paid out to us to support future Huskies.
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Get StartedRobert and Carol treasure the financial help they've been able to give their children and the UW over the years. The couple recently updated their will to leave stocks and real estate to their kids. They left the UW a $75,000 IRA to be transferred following their lifetime. Because the UW is tax-exempt, all $75,000 will help support our mission.
If Robert and Carol had left the IRA to their children, approximately $18,000* would have gone to pay federal income taxes—leaving only $57,000 for their family's use. Robert and Carol are happy knowing they are making the most of their hard-earned money thanks to their updated estate plan.
*Based on an assumption of a 24% marginal income tax bracket.
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