Charitable Gift Annuity: The Details

You can make a gift and receive guaranteed fixed payments for life.
Payments may be much higher than your return on low-earning securities or CDs.

Is this gift right for you?

A gift annuity is for you if…

A deferred gift annuity is for you if…

Of all the gifts that pay you back, the charitable gift annuity is the simplest, most affordable, and most popular. You make a gift to Yale and in return, we agree to make fixed payments to you for life. The gift agreement is a simple contract between you and Yale. Your payments become one of our general obligations, fully backed by all our assets, and will not fluctuate.

At your death, we apply the balance of the gift annuity to the program you designated when you made your gift.

Gift annuities offer attractive tax benefits:

Your gift annuity can start payments once you have made your contribution (an immediate payment gift annuity), or payments can begin at a later date selected by you (a deferred payment gift annuity). Deferral entitles you to a higher annuity rate and generates a larger charitable deduction.

Donors can create a series of deferred gift annuities over multiple years, jointly timed to begin making payments to supplement retirement income. Their deferred gift annuities give them a current income tax deduction, and an additional source of cash during their retirement years.

Planning points