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Guaranteed Income for Life

Hard work, financial discipline, and a little gift planning have allowed Bill and Mary Triska to make a positive impact-on both the University of Oregon and their finances.

"We started funding gift annuities for our retirement," says Bill. "It has worked out quite well for us, so we have made seven contributions so far."

The Triskas established their first of six charitable gift annuities in 1983 through a gift of an appreciated asset.

"The nice part of this arrangement is the annuity payments we get each month," says Bill. "We can do what we want to do, when we want to do it. We can buy what we want. It took us many years to get to this level, and a lot was through things like this."

Bill, a Korean War veteran, says gifts to the university are part of their overall investment strategy.

"We have been at this about 25 years," he says. The Triskas recently made an eighth gift.

"The UO makes it very easy for you. If we had a lot of problems, we probably would not have made any further gifts after the first one," says Mary.

Though they were not able to go to college as young people, the Triskas want to help others do so.

"I think it's a benefit for anyone to attend college," Mary says. "It is an experience that everyone should be able to have."