Welcome to The ACU Foundation

Thank you for your interest in The ACU Foundation. Our hope is to serve you and your family with helpful information. We have an increasing number of friends at The ACU Foundation who now are benefiting from life income gifts, gift annuities and other plans. Thank you for taking the time to explore the benefits of gift planning.


Steps to Wise Giving

There are several steps to help you make wise and prudent gifts. These pages are here to help you learn how gift planning ideas can be of personal benefit. Let us suggest a few steps that would help you in that process.

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Weekly Article

Choose Payments that Deliver Forever Ed never thought a charity would pay him money. He lives comfortably and has saved well. He always thought charities only asked for money. Imagine his surprise when he learned about charitable gift annuities. More ...

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IRA Gift Video

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One Check Philanthropy Don and Rudith Drennan are long time friends of ACU. The Drennans recently decided to transfer the assets in their family foundation to a Donor Advised Fund at The ACU Foundation. More on One Check Philanthropy >>.

Gifts of Heart and Home Charles and Geneva Huff are long-time friends of Abilene Christian University students. Following Mr. Huff's retirement from the Atomic Energy Commission, they moved to a retirement property in Mora, New Mexico. More on Gifts of Heart and Home >>.

Giving in Trust Cleone Willingham and her late husband, Cleburne, have been generous givers to a number of charities, including Abilene Christian University, through the years. More on Giving in Trust >>.

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