Those skills, honed under the watchful eye of Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory Willard "Swampy" Marsh, served Chuck well throughout the years. He enjoyed success in three careers — radio and television broadcasting, managing his family's business, the Binghamton Industrial Supply Co., Inc., and, at SUNY Binghamton, as both an adjunct faculty member and as a volunteer, where he began the university's planned giving office.
Combining business savvy and planned giving expertise, Chuck and his wife, Nancy, recognized the advantages of completing a charitable gift annuity during their lifetimes rather than meeting their philanthropic objectives through a will provision. Their first annuity worked so well, they completed several more. Each time they make additional annuity contributions, they increase their income, reduce capital gains tax on their appreciated securities, save income taxes and remove the property from their estates in much the same way as a bequest.
Through their gifts, the Brinks are doing their part to ensure that Swampy's commitment to effective communication remains the hallmark of a Hamilton education.
Please advise the College if you have included Hamilton in your estate plan or completed a planned gift so you can be honored and recognized as a Joel Bristol Associate.
