Giving Back through a Gift by Will

Lydia Gonzales immigrated from the Philippines as a young woman and achieved her dream of pursuing a graduate degree at Seattle University. She has many fond memories of the Jesuits and her time at Seattle University.

Lydia: "Fr. McGoldrick was so nice. When you had a problem you could just go and talk to him and he'd say 'Don't worry, we'll do something about it.'"

She decided to create a legacy to provide future support to continue the university's mission and help future students by creating an endowed scholarship fund with a gift by will.

Lydia: "Seattle University is where I got my degree, and they helped me. Now that I can help, why not?"


You also may want to make it easy and convenient to have a bequest included in your will by using the language below:

"I give to Seattle University, a Washington non-profit corporation, headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the sum of $ (or % of my estate; or the property described herein) to be used for ________________ (specify the purpose)."

You might find it helpful to select the "print" button below and print this page. Please feel free to give this information to your attorney. If he or she has any questions, please have him or her contact Seattle University Planned Giving Office at 206-296-6974 or email us at [email protected].