GIVE TODAY - Be a Beacon of Hope for Tomorrow!
Your gift will be used to help students achieve their dream of earning a college degree, decrease student loan debt, and improve career options. Brighter futures are created as we change the financial outlook for student's lives, their children, family, and future generations. We also impact our communities providing hope for another.
Charter Oak State College Foundation allows you the opportunity to make a meaningful philanthropic gift while receiving tax benefits. Contributions to the Charter Oak State College Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, are tax-deductible to the full-extent allowed by law.
Give to the Annual Appeal
The Annual Appeal provides unrestricted funds. The Board distributes the funds to "where it is needed most; helping the most students with scholarships, grants, and ensures the Foundation is secure for the future.As we work to build on our past success in serving our students and the community, we welcome operating and/or endowment gifts. We are happy to receive monetary donations, as well as gifts of securities.
Please note: Tax benefits may be realized when you give gifts from IRA Retirement Accounts, or when gifting shares of appreciated stock.
Bequests or memorial gifts can also be established easily and used to honor your loved one or own success. Consider your degree of giving today and plan for tomorrow.
Please contact: Carol Hall, chall@charteroak.edu or 860.515.3889 to discuss a gift that lasts a lifetime!
Senior Legacy Fund
Each graduating class has an opportunity to say “Thanks!” to Charter Oak State College and to "Pay-it-Forward" by placing a Tribute Ad in the Program and donating to the Senior Legacy Fund (online here or via mail (information below).
The contribution of $20.25 is two-fold, first in recognition of the graduate, and second as a donation to the Senior Legacy Fund. The donated funds are used to provide financial assistance to COSC students through grants and scholarships, contributing to another student’s successful degree completion!
Send check payable to COSC Foundation | 185 Main Street, New Britain, CT 06051 with the graduates name and 15 work tribute prior to May 15, 2025.
Legacy Gifts
Restricted Funds & Endowments
Giving to a Named or Endowed Fund helps to build the foundation's assets which, in turn, helps to increase the giving levels, helping meet the needs of our students in perpetuity. Leaving a lasting legacy.Give a Legacy Gift
The Charter Oak State College endowment fund is the hallmark of financial sustainability, allowing the Board to diligently preserve the Foundation's assets while contributing to the needs of our students now and into the future.
Donations to the endowment funds are held in perpetuity and invested for the long-term, interest earnings are then used to give financial support to students in the form of scholarships and grants.
Restricted or Endowed donations can only be used for the established purpose of the fund's restrictions.
To donate to a specified fund, please follow the link above and select the appropriate fund. To discuss how you can make a lasting legacy, please contact Carol Hall, chall@charteroak.edu or 860.515.3889.
Questions? Please contact Carol Hall, Executive Director, Charter Oak State College Foundation
chall@charteroak.edu | 860.515.3889
Helping shape our nation's workforce, one graduate, one gift at a time.