We view acts of philanthropy as very personal expressions of your values and we are committed to serving and assisting you in your own process of charitable planning. We offer you our expertise, and our own commitment to the enriching process of creating a lasting legacy to IIT’s future students, faculty, and facilities.

Please take the time to explore the options for legacy giving and browse the stories of a few of our donors.

If you have any questions about the many charitable options available to you, please call us at 312-567-5000.
Contact us by email at: alumni@iit.edu

Ways to Give
Create a plan for distributing your property to the people and charities you want to benefit. Read our step-by-step guide for creating your legacy for the benefit of Illinois Institute of Technology through your estate plans.
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Donor Stories
George Danforth
Few people have remained as strongly connected to IIT as George Danforth. From 1935, when he first came to Armour Tech as a 17-year-old, Danforth has impacted IIT as a student, an instructor, a department chair, and a generous benefactor. He entered the architecture program at a critical juncture, as the Beaux-Arts tradition was fading and students were eagerly studying the new architecture emerging on the other side of the Atlantic.
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