• Gifts of Cash: The CARES Act allows taxpayers who take the standard deduction to make up to $300 of charitable contributions to qualified charities. Itemizers can deduct up to 100% of adjusted gross income. As of now, this only applies to 2020.
• Stock or Securities: Make a gift of stock or securities to Agassiz Village and avoid capital gains tax on the appreciation of your stock. Please call Lisa Carter, Executive Director, at 781-860-0200 ext.1006 to make your stock gift.
• Individual Retirement Account: If you or a family member are 70½ or older with an individual retirement account (IRA), you can make a tax-free gift to Agassiz Village directly from your IRA. This is called a qualified charitable distribution. Through the SECURE Act you can transfer any amount up to $100,000 per year directly to a qualified charitable organization without paying income tax on the distribution.
• Donor-Advised Funds: Give through your donor-advised fund to maximize your impact. Your fund sponsor handles all record-keeping, disbursements, and tax receipts.
90th EVENT
It's our 90th anniversary! We are so excited to share this milestone year with our Agassiz Village community—the families, donors, partners, volunteers, and most importantly, the thousands of children who have been part of our Village over the last nine decades!
HAPPENING NOW!
90 for 90 Challenge
Help give the gift of Agassiz Village to children who need summer programs! Our 90 for 90 Challenge--$90 for 90 years—is now underway. You can help provide scholarships to our kids by joining an existing fundraising team, creating your own team, or simply donating. Click here for more information.
COMING IN MARCH
Now & Then
Agassiz Village has been the summer home of more than 45,000 children over the last nine decades. Get to know some of our alumni, whose personal stories are truly inspiring and a true testament to the power of Agassiz’s youth development program.
COMING IN APRIL
Wild About Harry
We’re wild about Harry! Our founder, Harry E. Burroughs, was a successful attorney in Boston who was highly respected by politicians, academics, and business leaders alike. But he also started his life in America as many of the children who attend Agassiz do—an immigrant who was homeless, penniless, and with little hope for the future. Then the kindness of strangers changed his life and set him on a course that would result in Agassiz Village. Read about this remarkable visionary and philanthropist through excerpts of his acclaimed books.
COMING IN MAY
AV HistoryWalk
Do you know what Barnum & Bailey’s Circus has to do with Agassiz Village? Which U.S. president supported our camp? Which First lady visited our campus? What part of a World War II freighter is a permanent fixture at Agassiz? Find out the answers to these questions with our AV HistoryWalk. This self-guided walking tour offers insight into the history of the iconic buildings and structures at Agassiz. Read online or come to our campus and enjoy the walk on our beautiful campus.
COMING IN AUGUST
Celebration Weekend
We’re excited to celebrate our 90th year, and we are doing so in style! Join us Friday evening, August 8, for a relaxing night by the campfire as we share some of our favorite Agassiz memories. Then get ready for a full day on Saturday, August 9, that features welcome remarks, burial of a time capsule, a BBQ lunch, Olympic (Agassiz-style) games, and entertainment as well as a surf ‘n’ turf dinner in the evening. Participants in our 90 for 90 Challenge attend for free. Admission for non-participants is $90.