About PAL

Our Story

In 2005, Mr. Olin T. Wiley, President & CEO of Wiley & Associates, in association with Meharry Medical College, received a mini-grant from the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) which enabled the PAL Project to form. The PAL project originally proposed to help address the need for Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) to increase their level of long-term support from alumni and friends. One innovative method discussed was the institutionalization of planned giving into the development process with a particular emphasis on values-based charitable estate planning.