Clarendon Society

You Can Make a Difference

Endowed scholarships, building projects, academic programs, athletics, the arts and general support are just a few areas where your foresight in making a planned gift can have a lasting impact on the College. In recent years, Gordon has been the beneficiary of many bequests, gift annuities and family trusts that have been transformative in the lives of our students and the facilities and programs from which students benefit. Planned gifts of all sizes make a difference.

The Clarendon Society is a gathering together of faculty, staff, alumni and friends who have impacted the lives of Gordon students through their estate plans, personal wills and family trusts. Their faithfulness and foresight honor our past even as they bless Gordon students now and in the future.

We invite you to make your own mark by establishing a planned gift that becomes a vital investment in Gordon, our students and alumni who serve as carriers of the cross of Christ to the world.

You can become a member of the Clarendon Society by establishing a planned gift that benefits Gordon College. Whether as a bequest, gift annuity, charitable trust or other arrangement, planned giving is a category of charitable support that advances the mission of the College while also helping to provide for the financial needs of loved ones.

Planned Gift Options

Make a bequest through a simple will or living trust to help protect your family when you no longer can. This is typically the easiest way to ensure your family’s security while also directing assets to the College.
Set up a charitable gift annuity that results in predictable payments to you for life—a way to supplement your retirement income while also supporting the College. You receive an upfront tax deduction, and a portion of your payments may be tax free.
Establish a charitable trust that may provide you with an immediate tax deduction, plus income to you or your designee for life or a term of years. Trust assets usually consist of cash, financial securities or other property.
Gift retirement funds by naming Gordon College as a beneficiary of your IRA—a simple process that can usually be facilitated in a few easy steps.
Make a gift of life insurance by donating your paid-up policy or by designating Gordon as the beneficiary, and receive applicable tax benefits.
Give a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from your IRA. In many cases, IRA gifts are 100% tax-free for eligible donors, allowing you to give and save at the same time.