Create Your UAB Legacy
Planned giving can help you make a powerful and lasting difference to the UAB programs that mean the most to you. We're here to help you accomplish that through the tools and resources you'll find on these pages. We're also happy to talk with you to explore your options. Call us at (205) 996-7533 or email us at plannedgiving@uab.edu.
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Under $25,000
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$25,000 to $99,999
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$100,000 to $999,999
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$1 million or more
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Under 40
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40-54
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55-69
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70+
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Cash
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Appreciated Securities
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Retirement Plan Assets
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Life Insurance
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Real Estate
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Tangible Personal Property
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Why I Give

Gratitude for a Life Saved
How do you ever pay someone back for saving your life? If I could help in some small way to give back to the university for what they did for me, that is what I want to accomplish.
—Dwayne Chatoney

Student Support
When students get to school, I want them to enjoy college life, enjoy the fullness of school, instead of thinking about getting a job, worrying about accumulating debt, or having to take time off to save money. I want to give in a way that was given to me, so that someone won't have to struggle or give up on their dreams.
—Dr. Bridget Arnold Cobb
Donor Stories

Channeling a History and Forging a Future
“I worked for what I have. I don’t have much, but what I have, I share.” These are words Dr. Mark Berry’s grandfather would often say. It was this same sense of generosity that inspired Berry to establish an endowed engineering scholarship at UAB in his grandfather’s name.
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The Gift of Vision
As a graduate of the optometry program, professor and current department chair, Dr. Adam Gordon’s commitment to UAB runs deep. Uncover the smart way he chose to give back in an effort to increase diverse representation in this key healthcare field.
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Tikkun Olam: A Duty to Heal the World
They turned to UAB for their education and medical care. Now, the Cooks are giving back with an endowed scholarship to the Honors College to support traditionally disadvantaged students.
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QUESTIONS? I CAN HELP.
Kimberley S. Coppock, J.D.
Sr. Director of Development
Office of Planned Giving
kcoppock@uab.edu
(205) 975-5970
Information contained herein was accurate at the time of posting. The information on this website is not intended as legal or tax advice. For such advice, please consult an attorney or tax advisor. Figures cited in any examples are for illustrative purposes only. References to tax rates include federal taxes only and are subject to change. State law may further impact your individual results. California residents: Annuities are subject to regulation by the State of California. Payments under such agreements, however, are not protected or otherwise guaranteed by any government agency or the California Life and Health Insurance Guarantee Association. Oklahoma residents: A charitable gift annuity is not regulated by the Oklahoma Insurance Department and is not protected by a guaranty association affiliated with the Oklahoma Insurance Department. South Dakota residents: Charitable gift annuities are not regulated by and are not under the jurisdiction of the South Dakota Division of Insurance.