Creating a Legacy

Champlain College has become a leader in career-oriented education through the generosity of its alumni, friends, parents and the business community. People have made many types of gifts to support the educational programs at the College.

A gift to Champlain can bring important financial benefits to you. Planned gifts can generate lifelong income; convert low-yielding assets into a higher income stream at a reduced capital gains cost; obtain significant income tax deductions; and reduce estate taxes.

There are only three places that your assets will be distributed after your lifetime: your heirs, charitable organizations or the government. Planning now will assure that you control the way your assets are used instead of the Federal government doing that for you by default. Champlain's Office of Planned Giving helps you to design the most advantageous ways of giving to meet your goals.

Please explore the links on the left to learn about the many ways that you and Champlain College might benefit from your generosity and philanthropy. We would be happy to provide you with gift calculations for a life income gift such as a charitable gift annuity or a charitable remainder trust to give you a rough estimate of the tax savings and income benefits of a life income gift. This information along with recommendations from your own legal and financial advisors can assist you in building and controlling your estate plan. Please call Susan Moses, Director of Planned Giving at 802-865-5428, or email us at plannedgiving@champlain.edu. We look forward to helping you accomplish your financial and philanthropic goals.