Sample bequest language is offered below for your legal counsel’s consideration in preparing your will or trust.

To help you determine your ideal gift to Bates, we offer an easy-to-use web tool. It's just a few questions. Give it a try!

We offer an easy-to-use tool to help you determine the ideal asset for making an outright gift or funding a Charitable Gift Annuity (CGA) to benefit Bates College. Answer a few simple questions to get started. Give it a try!

Try our gift calculator to personalize the planned you are interested in making to Bates College.

The planned gift that is best for you depends on your goals for the gift. We’ve created a chart that lets you compare the characteristics of your choice of gift plans.

If you are advising a client who is considering a planned gift or bequest to Bates College, we welcome the opportunity to work with you in helping your client.