Giving to Reed
Eliot Society
The Eliot Society recognizes those who inform us of their intention to name Reed College as a beneficiary in their will or trust, or those who have made a planned gift to Reed. This tradition of generosity reaches back to Reed's roots—Reed College itself was established through a bequest from the estates of Simeon and Amanda Reed in 1908.
Eliot Society members are honored guests at college events and receive periodic information from the college, as a courtesy, about charitable planning or tax and estate law changes. Reed honors all donor requests for anonymity.
The Eliot Society is named for Thomas Lamb Eliot, who first suggested to Simeon and Amanda Reed that they use their financial resources to found an institution of learning in Portland. Eliot chaired the five-member board of trustees that organized Reed College and set it on course to become the preeminent liberal arts college that it is today.
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