Estate Planning

One Gift, a Lifetime Investment.

When you include Vanguard University in your will or trust, you are investing in generations of students and the university’s mission to “pursue knowledge, cultivate character, deepen faith, and equip each student for a Spirit-empowered life of Christ-centered leadership and service.”

  • What to Give
  • How to Give
  • The Needham Society
What to Give

There are many types of donations that can be made through estate planning. A few of the most common are bequests, beneficiary donations, and IRA charitable rollovers.

How to Give

If you are interested in learning more about how to make a legacy gift through estate planning please contact the Office of Advancement at Vanguard University at (714) 966-5442 or advancemement@vanguard.edu.

The Needham Society

Named in honor of the co-founders of Vanguard University, the Needham Society was established to recognize families who have generously invested in Vanguard through a future gift in their estate planning. By remembering Vanguard University in their will, trust or other planned gift, donors are joining an honored group of people dedicated to continuing Vanguard’s mission for years to come.  As a member of the Needham Society, we welcome you to exclusive campus events  and you receive special communication from the University throughout the year.

If you have not let Vanguard know of your to leave a gift to the University in your estate plans, please let us know at advancement@vanguard.edu. We would enjoy welcoming you to the Needham Society.

Donor Stories

If you are interested in learning more about how to make a legacy gift through estate planning please contact the Office of Advancement at Vanguard University at (714) 966-5442 or advancemement@vanguard.edu.