Legacy giving
Leave a legacy of service. Through legacy giving, you also can have a long-term impact on an organization whose mission you support. By leaving a gift to Â鶹ÊÓƵ in your will or trust, you can support Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s work to help students thrive while building a powerful legacy of extraordinary service in your community.
Legacy giving is for everyone
Legacy giving isn’t only for the wealthy. Gifts of any size are deeply appreciated, and there is a wide range in gift sizes—from $50 to $1 million. There are several ways to make a planned gift, including:
- A bequest in a will
- Charitable gift annuities
- Trust arrangements
- Real estate gifts
- Life insurance policies
If you’d prefer to go straight to an attorney to draft your will and choose to leave a gift in your will, or if you already have an existing will that you would like to update by adding a gift to Â鶹ÊÓƵ, we suggest using the following language and then advising us of your intentions:
“I bequeath (amount OR percentage) to Â鶹ÊÓƵ, Inc., a nonprofit corporation organized and existing under the laws of Massachusetts, with the principal business address of 287 Columbus Avenue, Boston, MA 02116 USA and federal tax identification number 22-2882549 in support of Â鶹ÊÓƵ [CITY].â€
Endowment
Â鶹ÊÓƵ has a growing endowment to help sustain our work in perpetuity. It provides a permanent legacy opportunity for our donor community and ensures that Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s service will continue to benefit communities and the nation as a whole, while developing the leadership and civic skills of our corps members for generations to come.
Types of gifts
- Gifts made in perpetuity of any size to a Â鶹ÊÓƵ site or to our national office are welcome to the general endowment fund.
- Endowment gifts can be made as one-time donations, multiyear pledges or as part of a planned gift.
- Platinum Teams (Red Jacket Society) supported by individuals/family foundation or Team Sponsorships from corporate partners may be permanently endowed with a gift of $2.25 million committed over one or more years.
We would be honored to discuss opportunities to endow and name specific Â鶹ÊÓƵ programs and initiatives with interested philanthropists. To learn more, please contact Sheeren Bellinghausen.
