“Share Your Good Fortune” with a Charitable Gift Annuity

Every fall Stephen Winter, Ph.D. ’48, reviews his finances. If he’s spent much less than he brought in, he looks for ways to use the surplus to help others. Several years ago he decided to use the excess to fund a charitable gift annuity for the benefit of Albright College. “I chose an annuity because it’s a way of both supporting Albright and ensuring an income,” Winter says.

Winter’s association with Albright goes back to the mid-’40s when his plans to join the Army right out of high school were derailed by a medical deferment. Unexpectedly free, “I called a friend to go to the movies,” Winter recalls. “He said he couldn’t because he was taking summer courses at Albright College.”

Rather than go to the movies, the friend suggested, why not come to Albright with him? That’s what Winter did the next morning. “I met with the registrar, who enrolled me in a class that morning,” he says. “And because I was one of the top ten students in my graduating class at Reading High School, she offered me a scholarship worth about half the cost of tuition!”

His advice to others who may have surplus income to share? “If you have sufficient disposable income, I feel sure you can attribute your personal success in part to what Albright did for you. I believe it’s appropriate to share your good fortune with others who may not be in your position and need help to benefit from an Albright education.”