USC Athletics has provided you with great sports memories through the years. Now you have the opportunity to ensure the future of our 21 NCAA Intercollegiate Athletics Programs by including a planned gift in your estate plan to benefit our nearly 650 student-athletes.

For many thoughtful alumni, parents and friends, planned giving is an attractive way of supporting USC Athletics while fulfilling personal financial planning objectives.

Planned gifts to USC Athletics can offer a wide variety of benefits for you:

• Annual income for you and/or a beneficiary
• Avoiding capital gains on appreciated assets
• Enjoy significant tax savings
• Create a permanent legacy at USC by supporting Trojan Student-Athletes
• Become a member of Trojan Athletic Circle

Here are some of the ways you can plan for the future with a planned gift:

• Establish a bequest and honor a lifetime of academic and professional achievements.  Click here for sample bequest language that will help you to allocate a bequest gift to USC Athletics.
• Combine your love of higher education with your fondness for higher returns with Charitable Gift Annuities or Charitable Remainder Trusts.
• A gift of real estate combines generosity and financial intelligence under one roof. Learn more about Retained Life Estates.

USC’s Plan Your Gift Chart can help you determine which option will best meet your individual financial goals.

Trojan Athletic Circle

The Trojan Athletic Circle is an athletics support group for those who designate a planned gift to USC Athletics through their estate plan in the form of their will, living trust or through a USC Life Income Plan. 

Trojan Athletic Circle Benefits:

• Enjoy significant income or estate tax savings
• Create a permanent legacy at USC by supporting Trojan Student-Athletes
• Recognition in Athletics Game Day Program

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