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Esther Hopkins (CAS’47)
Esther Hopkins understands the importance of a great education—a value instilled in her by her parents. Now she is helping Boston University students, especially those who face social and financial struggles, enjoy the opportunities she had.
“My folks were very poor,” says Hopkins, “but they fought so that their children could get a chance to go to school.” She studied chemistry at BU, and after earning additional degrees at other schools, she was drawn back to Boston University by a call from Dean of Women Elsbeth Melville (CAS’25). “It’s important that everyone who gets a way of living and a way of being from an institution give some of that back, for people in another generation,” says Hopkins, who served on the University’s Board of Trustees for twenty-two years and is now a University overseer and a member of the School of Medicine Dean’s Advisory Board.
When Hopkins’s parents left her their house—one they had worked for many years to pay off—she knew a chance had come to make a financial investment in BU.
She worked with BU Planned Giving to establish a charitable gift annuity that will fund awards, made in her parents’ names, to members of underrepresented minorities studying science and technology. Using this gift strategy, Hopkins can maximize the impact of her support without sacrificing her own financial well-being.
“The money from my folks’ house will all eventually go to BU. I don’t have millions, but I have that.”
Esther Hopkins (CAS’47) at a Claflin Society Luncheon with granddaughter (and, Hopkins hopes, future BU student) Danielle.
Photo credit: BU Photo Services
Gift Plans that Workthe Charitable Gift annuity
Charitable gift annuity donors reduce capital gains taxes, garner income tax benefits, and provide long-term income for themselves or their loved ones while making gifts that can transform students’ lives.
For more information on charitable gift annuities and the many other ways you can support Boston University now and in the future, contact BU Planned Giving at 800-645-2347.