Estate and planned gifts

Illuminate the path for future generations

Including UTHealth Houston in your estate plan ensures that we can continue making an impact on the lives of patients in our communities for years to come. Support the causes most important to you while leaving a legacy of generosity that will light the way for tomorrow's health experts.

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Estate and gift planning tools

Free Estate Planning Kit

Download our best FREE resource to help you start planning your estate today. This comprehensive resource will help you save time, organize your assets, and establish your legacy.

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Sample language for your will

Learn what legal language you will need to use for making a gift in your will or living trust, and let us know if you have already included us in your plans.

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Gift illustrating tool

Our free, no-obligation tool can help you find the right charitable gift for you by calculating deductions, tax savings, and other benefits. Learn how to make gifts that can pay YOU!

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UTHealth Houston Founders Circle

Our treasured Founders Circle members are pioneers of innovation and scholarships, coming together to form a society of donors who have made the ultimate commitment to the generations that follow.

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A Healing Legacy

When Nancy Shelby thinks of her brother Mike, she remembers a gifted physician with a passion for teaching the next generation. After Mike passed away in 2010 following a battle with cancer, Nancy decided to honor his legacy in a special way with an estate commitment.
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Driving the future of oral health

Dentistry is a lot like fixing cars, combining art and science. Arthur Jeske, DMD, PhD, is using his legacy to ensure future dental students can have the same experience.
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Planning a path for student success

Jeanette McNeill, MSN, DrPh, RN ’78 ’87, a UTHealth Houston alumna and teacher is committed to using her estate plan to help future generations find the same joy in nursing as she did.
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Paving the way for the next generation of medicine

Spurred by the memory of her father, Irma Gigli, MD, committed to financially supporting both the IMM and GSBS. "He truly believed that you have to help people who are less fortunate than you.”
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Paying forward to build on success

John D. Reveille, MD, wants to do all he can to ensure the rheumatology division at McGovern Medical School continues to grow and thrive far into the future, regardless of inconsistent public research funding.
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From personal tragedy, UTHealth Houston donor gives for brighter future

"I was the one that was receiving the care, and now I want to be the one to help and make an impact on the lives of others," David Higgins said. "And there is no better place to make a difference in the community than UTHealth Houston."
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