Thank you for your gift to the Chattanooga State Foundation which helps us accelerate the impact of the ChattState experience through philanthropic support. We are grateful for your investment.

With Planned Giving, alumni and friends may leave a legacy to Chattanooga State through the Chattanooga State Foundation. To notify Chattanooga State of your planned gift, simply complete and return our Notification Form. A planned gift may be used to establish a named endowment fund. Learn more

For information about our Planned Giving program, please contact Nancy Patterson at 423-697-2630 or nancy.patterson@chattanoogastate.edu.

Retirement Plan Assets

Do you have money saved in an employee retirement plan, IRA or tax-sheltered annuity? Each of these retirement plan assets contains income that has yet to be taxed. Your beneficiaries will owe the income tax at your death, totaling up to 35 percent, which may be reason enough to consider giving your loved ones less heavily taxed assets and leaving your retirement plan assets to charity instead.

Life Insurance


Most of us think of life insurance as protection, especially for our loved ones. But it is also a powerful tool you can use to champion our work far into the future. A gift of life insurance allows you to make a sizable impact on our work without diluting other assets you've earmarked for your family. If you no longer need the coverage to protect your loved ones, consider changing your policy's beneficiary to support our work

Gifts of Securities in Your Will or Trust


If you've thought about making a gift to the Chattanooga State Foundation but aren't ready to give up your assets today, consider leaving a gift of securities to us after your lifetime through your will or revocable living trust. You can give the property to Chattanooga State Foundation through your will or revocable living trust. 

The official bequest language our Foundation is: "I, [name], of [city, state, ZIP], give, devise and bequeath to the Chattanooga State Community College Foundation [written amount or percentage of the estate or description of property] for its unrestricted use and purpose."