Create a Legacy with the Centro

When you include the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies (the Centro) in your estate plans, you ensure that future generations of students have the opportunity to study the ancient world in Rome. Legacy gifts provide long-term support that helps maintain affordability, academic excellence, and the unique community that defines the Centro.

Bequest Information
To include the Centro in your will or beneficiary documents, please use the following information:

  • Legal Name: Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Rome

  • EIN (Tax ID): 83-0406747

  • Mailing Address: 2028 E. Ben White Blvd. #240-7553, AUSTIN TX 78741

If you’ve already included the Centro in your estate plans, we’d love to hear from you so we can thank you for your generosity and keep you informed about the impact of your future gift. Let Us Know Here.

If you would like more information about planned giving or have questions about how your gift can make a lasting impact, please don’t hesitate to contact Reagan Ward, at RWard@TheCentroRome.org. 

Thank you for helping to secure the Centro’s future—ensuring that the transformative experience of studying in Rome continues to shape lives for generations to come.

Society Stories

Professor Tolly Boatwright

Student, 1972-1973

Faculty, 1992-1993, 1976-1977

“Somewhere, some years ago I picked up that ‘gifting’ a life insurance policy is an easy way to help an organization like the Centro…”

Read more of Tolly’s story here. 

Join the Centro Society

The Centro Society honors alumni and friends who have included the Centro in their estate plans. Members of this special community help ensure the Centro’s long-term future through their generous planned gifts.

 

Membership comes with unique benefits and opportunities to stay closely connected to the program you love. We would be honored to welcome you as a member—your planned gift, of any size, makes a lasting difference.

 

Membership in The Centro Society

By including the Centro in your will, trust, or other planned gift, you help preserve and strengthen a life-changing educational experience for generations to come. Planned giving is a powerful way to reflect your values, support future Centristi, and ensure that the Centro remains vibrant and accessible far into the future.

 

Benefits and Recognition

The Centro honors each planned gift donor with membership in The Centro Society. As a member, you’ll enjoy:

 

  • The lasting satisfaction of knowing your gift supports the Centro’s mission and students for years to come.

  • Invitations to exclusive Centro Society gatherings and events.

  • An annual impact report highlighting the difference your legacy is helping to make.

  • The opportunity, if you wish, to be recognized publicly as a member of the Centro Society.

  • The option to remain anonymous, if preferred.

  • A keepsake Centro Society pin, shared exclusively with those who include the Centro in their legacy plans.

 

We would be honored to welcome you into this special group of supporters who are helping shape the Centro’s future.