Planned Giving

ESTABLISH A LASTING LEGACY AT ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY BY JOINING THE HERITAGE SOCIETY

Plan for your future while helping plan for Oral Roberts University’s future. The generosity of planned giving donors strengthens opportunities for ORU’s students, faculty and programs each and every day. The Planned Giving office is here to help you determine the best vehicles to meet your financial needs and make a lasting impact at ORU. If you are interested in leaving a planned gift to ORU and would like someone to contact you, please connect with us here.

ORU has also partnered with FreeWill — a free, online estate planning resource where you can draw up your will in as little as 20 minutes. This simple, self-guided platform will walk you through the estate planning process, giving you a way to protect yourself, your loved ones, and your assets. There is also an opportunity to include an optional legacy donation to ORU — a gift to support our mission for decades to come.

Visit FreeWill.com/ORU to get started today. 

If you’ve already chosen to include ORU in your estate plan, please let us know by completing this short online form. Recording your bequest helps us keep our records up to date so we can allocate your thoughtful gift with care, compassion, and effectiveness.

Further, we encourage you to name beneficiaries for assets like a 401(k), IRA, or life insurance policy. These are considered ‘non-probate’ assets and must be planned for separately from your will. You can use FreeWill’s Beneficiaries tool to name beneficiaries for each asset, and if you choose, you can even donate them to ORU to support our next generation of students!

Alternatively, our Guide to Planned Giving will help you explore the many excellent options available to create a planned giving strategy that meets your needs and goals. We’ll also be happy to work with you and your legal or financial counsel to develop a plan that will benefit you and ORU. Click here to fill out a Statement of Future Gift.