About
Estate planning, demystified
Trust Sandbox is an educational simulator that helps individuals and families understand how a revocable living trust actually works — before they walk into an attorney's office.
Our Story
Trust Sandbox™ began with a conversation between two entrepreneurial siblings, each bringing more than 30 years of experience — one in finance and business, the other in instructional design, human behavior, and industrial-organizational psychology, with a master's degree from Harvard. As descendants of sharecroppers, they share a deeply personal commitment to building generational wealth for their families. They recognized that people didn't need another book explaining trusts — they needed an interactive way to understand them and move toward implementation. From that insight, Trust Sandbox™ was born: a place where families can explore, learn, and prepare to build lasting legacies.
About the Founder
Sandra Hughes Smith, ALM, CPTD, SHRM-CP — Founder & Chief Architect — is an organizational psychologist, learning strategist, and technology innovator with a master's degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Harvard Extension School. Her career spans banking, insurance, enterprise learning, and artificial intelligence, designing solutions that simplify complex topics and improve decision-making. Together with her brother, she leads Millcreek Enterprises, the innovation company behind Trust Sandbox™.
Our Mission
Trust Sandbox™ exists to make estate planning understandable before it becomes necessary. We believe the best decisions are informed decisions. Our mission is to transform complex trust and estate concepts into interactive learning experiences that help individuals, families, financial professionals, and estate planning attorneys visualize how today's decisions can affect future generations. Through realistic simulations, guided learning, and educational technology, Trust Sandbox™ empowers users to explore life events, understand trustee responsibilities, examine inheritance scenarios, and gain confidence in conversations about legacy planning. We are not replacing professional legal advice—we are preparing people to have more informed, productive conversations with the professionals they trust. By making estate planning easier to understand, we help families protect what matters most and build stronger legacies for generations to come.
How we handle your data
In plain language, here's what happens to the information you enter:
If you don't sign in
Your entries live only in your browser (local storage). Close the tab and clear your history, and it's gone. Nothing is uploaded.
If you sign in
Your worksheet, family, and asset data are saved to your private account so you can resume on any device. You are the only one who can see it.
Who can see it
Only you. Our staff can't browse your entries. We never sell, rent, or share your data with third parties for marketing.
Sensitive fields
Social Security numbers and similar identifiers are always optional. Skip them if you'd rather keep them off any digital tool.
A note on scope
Trust Sandbox is an educational tool, not a law firm, and does not provide legal advice. Nothing you enter here creates an attorney-client relationship. Consult a licensed attorney for your specific situation.