The good thing about charitable gift annuities is that they’re not reversible. The donation is given to the organization who then agrees to make sure that the beneficiary receives the donation by whatever rules are set up. You can’t just get mad at the recipient and take the money back. For this reason, it is important to make sure that the specifics are laid out. The charity is in charge of making sure that the life income for each of the annuities is distributed and usually follows an age guideline to do this.