Charitable Gift Annuities

With a Charitable Gift Annuity you can make a gift to Bowdoin and receive income for life.

With this type of gift, you can arrange to receive income payments quarterly starting immediately or you can defer the start of payments to a date at least 1 year from the date of your gift.

You can also establish a schedule of dates providing flexibility as to the payment start date. After your lifetime, any remainder passes to Bowdoin.

How it Works

Make a gift by transferring cash or securities to establish a 1– or 2–life charitable gift annuity.
Receive an available income tax deduction while only paying partial capital gains tax.
Bowdoin makes annual payments to you (and/or another annuitant) for the rest of your life.
The remainder goes to the College after your lifetime(s).

Calculate Your Benefits

Submit a few details and see how a charitable gift annuity can help you.

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Bowdoin Pines Society

When you provide for Bowdoin through a charitable gift annuity, you will be welcomed into the Bowdoin Pines Society.

Learn why Barbara Gross ’77 established a charitable gift annuity.

Learn why Ed Good ’71 established a charitable gift annuity.

Some states regulate gift annuities. For more information, visit the American Council on Gift Annuities website.

Please note that we are prohibited from giving legal or financial advice and none of the information above should be interpreted as such. We encourage you to consult with your own legal counsel or financial advisor before deciding whether or not to proceed with a gift.