Giving

Planned Giving

Leave a Legacy that Shapes the Future

Planned giving offers a powerful way to support CSW’s mission — enriching teaching, advancing financial aid, and sustaining our vibrant learning community — while also providing financial and tax advantages for you and your loved ones.

One of the most impactful ways to leave a legacy is through a bequest. By including CSW in your will, trust, or retirement plan, you can make a lasting difference — whether through general support or by directing your gift to a program, project, or area of study that holds personal meaning.
To learn more about the range of planned giving opportunities and which options may best align with your goals, please contact Jan Miner at development@csw.org or (781) 398-8601.

Examples of Planned Gifts and Bequests

  • A gift of any amount to CSW through a will provision.
  • A gift through a revocable “living” trust.
  • 401(k), IRA, SEP, or similar retirement plan beneficiary designation.
  • Charitable remainder trust
  • Charitable gift annuity
  • Pooled income fund
  • Charitable lead trust
  • Life insurance policy beneficiary designation
  • Bank account, Totten trust, or similar arrangement

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  • The Patience Lauriat Society

    The Patience Lauriat Society is an honorary association of individuals whose planned gifts have already been received or will someday accrue to The Cambridge School of Weston. Anyone who notifies CSW that the school is named as the beneficiary of a gift through his or her estate, or through a planned gift during his or her lifetime, is automatically enrolled as a member of the Society.
     
    The Society is named after Patience Lauriat '46, who, after providing for members of her family, left the remainder of her estate to CSW to create an unrestricted endowment fund. 
     
    The Patience Lauriat Society gratefully acknowledges benefactors whose estate gifts to the school show that the future of CSW was close to their hearts. 

  • Polly Howells, Class of 1962

    CSW defined my life in so many ways that I can never be grateful enough. I wanted to give back to the school into the future. I encourage those who have the capacity to support the school with a Planned Gift. It’s a way to direct your estate to something you care about deeply while preserving your retirement income.
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CSW—a gender-inclusive day and boarding school for grades 9-12—is a national leader in progressive education. We live out our values of inquiry-based learning, student agency, and embracing diverse perspectives in every aspect of our student experience. Young people come to CSW to learn how to learn and then put what they learn into action—essential skills they carry into their futures as doers, makers, innovators, leaders, and exceptional humans who do meaningful work in the world.