Paradise Maintain’d

Support Milton’s Cottage in perpetuity

2017 marked the 350th anniversary ­­of the publication of Paradise Lost – one of the most influential poems ever written.  To commemorate this landmark occasion, we launched an endowment fund to protect and preserve Milton’s Cottage – the place where it was completed – in perpetuity. This is already providing an annual income to support our core costs as well as activities to engage new audiences with Milton’s legacy.

Make an impact

Supporting Paradise Maintain’d is the next chapter in our history, helping us transform the future of Milton’s Cottage by become financially sustainable in perpetuity. You can become part of our story by donating to one of our four Paradise Maintain’d Impact Funds:

• Milton’s Cottage – protecting the infrastructure of our Grade I listed timber frame building
• Milton’s Collection – preserving our world-class collection of Miltonic first editions
• Milton’s Garden – growing our garden, planted with trees & flowers referenced in Milton’s poetry
• Milton’s Legacy – investing in our communities through a range of social impact projects

Tax efficient giving

Milton’s Cottage Trust CIO is a UK registered charity, which means we can benefit from Gift Aid if you pay tax in the UK.  This increases the value of your donation by 25% at no cost to you, whilst also offering personal benefits if you are a higher-rate tax payer.

If you pay tax in more than one country you may be able to take advantage of tax benefits in both by making your gift via a Milton-friendly dual-qualified charity.  We would be happy to advise you about these options.

For larger donations to see Paradise Maintain’d for future generations, naming rights can be discussed.

For further information please contact John Dugdale Bradley, Trustee, on partnerships@miltonscottage.org or direct dial +44 7703 572344 

You can also download a donation form here: Paradise Maintain’d donation form

US donors

For US tax payers, we have approval from the British Schools and Universities Foundation, Inc. in New York, who will accept donations online and provide donors with the ability to take a tax deduction on their donations.  Donations with a preference for a grant to Milton’s Cottage Trust CIO can be made online at www.bsuf.org.

Cheques to the address below are preferred to avoid fees being deducted by the credit card company that BSUF use. Please click here for the BSUF donor transmittal form, which we ask you to complete and return to BSUF at the following address, stating a preference for Milton’s Cottage Trust CIO:

British Schools and Universities Foundation, 641 Lexington Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10022-4503

British Schools and Universities Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit educational, scientific and literary foundation. This foundation is a tax-exempt 501[c]3 recognised organisation. Contributions to it are deductible for Federal income tax purposes. Bequests, legacies, devises, transfers, or gifts to it are deductible for Federal estate and gift tax purposes. www.bsuf.org