Create a legacy
Welcome!
Oxfam America relies on your goodwill to fund our work. So, we've developed some easy-to-use tools to help you plan for your future, while ensuring ours. There are many giving options from which you can choose and we can help you find the best fit for you.
Photograph: Percy Ramirez/Oxfam America
Not sure where to begin?
Try our Build your gift planner. By answering a few basic questions, this interactive tool walks you along as you narrow down your choices. Or, you might try our Plan by life phase tool to create a strategy tailored to your stage of life.
Have a plan in mind!
We find that the most popular way to make a planned gift is through a Bequest or Charitable gift annuity.
Perhaps you want to review the advantages of different gifts? Choose Compare gifts to see how the various options stack up.
If you are confronted with more challenging or complex choices, our Planned giving officer can help you with situations often requiring the advice of your legal counsel and financial consultant.
Your gift deserves recognition!
We recognize that you have made an extraordinary commitment to provide lasting solutions to end poverty and injustice to future generations. The legacy circle was created to recognize you in a special way and personalize your Oxfam experience.
Read about how to make a donation and, in turn, receive a fixed annuity payment each year for life.
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The steps to take now—no matter what stage you're at in life.
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I am age 40-54.
I am age 55-69.
I am age 70 or older.
Getting started: bequests
If you plan to make a charitable gift by will, please think it through carefully. Then, meet with your attorney to discuss and update your will. Tell him or her exactly what you want to do. Be as clear as possible in describing what you want given to whom.
Let Us Know
We hope you'll tell us when you have named Oxfam America in your will. We would very much like the opportunity to thank you for your generosity.
Please click here for Oxfam America's offical bequest language.
Meet our donors
Heather Chisholm-Chait: A Worldly Woman of Sophistication and Compassion
She was born in Montreal and lived in Paris and London in the 1950s. Heather came to the U.S. in 1958, married and raised her children in New York City...
Beth Meshke: why I support Oxfam America
Beth Meshke began supporting Oxfam America twenty-seven years ago, after returning from a year of college spent abroad in Colombia.
Oxfam America is pleased to have Dr. Rae Hudspeth join the Oxfam Legacy Circle!
Lee Small: a big guy with an even bigger heart!
Lee Small is bigger than most people--over six feet tall. The biggest thing about him, however, is his heart.
The ice queen with a warm heart
Her business card reads "Docent, Decorator, and Crafts Evangelist" and is an accurate description of this versatile and fascinating Oxfam donor, Kristina Dendinger.
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Contact us
Planned giving officer
Phone: 617-371-2723 or 1-800-776-9326 ext. 2723
Fax: 617-963-1420
E-mail: smaughan@oxfamamerica.org
226 Causeway Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02114-2206
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