Gift Planning

Be Part of the Future of Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University

If animals are part of your family, and Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine holds special meaning in your life, we invite you to consider the array of options in planned giving. You can establish planned gifts that leave a lasting personal legacy, support excellence in veterinary education and clinical service, and even accomplish personal financial objectives.

The Gift Planning Office is here to work with you, your family, and your advisors to help you create a plan that meets both your financial and philanthropic goals.

A bequest allows you to make a long-term commitment without affecting your current standard of living. You can provide for the future of the veterinary school by naming Cummings School as a beneficiary of a specific dollar amount or a percentage of your estate. You may choose to support a particular fund or program at Cummings School, or your gift may be unrestricted.

Sample Bequest Language

Unrestricted Bequest: “I give ________________ to Trustees of Tufts College, of Medford, Massachusetts, for the general purpose and use of Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University.”

Gift for preferred purpose: “I give ________________ to Trustees of Tufts College, of Medford, Massachusetts, in support of Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. It is my wish that this gift be specifically used to support [list donor’s specific intent here]. If it becomes inappropriate or impossible to accomplish this purpose of the gift as described herein, then the dean of Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine may designate this bequest to be used for the benefit of a substantially similar purpose.”

If you are in the process of creating a will, your attorney may want to know the university’s tax identification number: 04-2103634.

Tufts University Gift Planning Office is prohibited from giving legal or financial advice, and nothing provided herein should be interpreted as such. We encourage you to consult with your own advisor. 

Estate and Trust Distribution

For executors and attorneys who are handling distributions from estates and trusts to Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, please email or call Joshua Tracey, assistant director of trusts and estates at joshua.tracey@tufts.edu or 617-627-0457.

Tufts University
Attention: Joshua Tracey
Gift Planning Office
80 George Street
Medford, MA 02155

For all other types of gifts, please visit the Tufts University Gift Planning page or contact Tanya Rotolo, Senior Associate Director, Gift Planning or at 617-627-3741.