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What is planned giving?

Planned giving is a way to make a gift to your charity of choice through thoughtful estate planning. A planned gift as part of an overall estate plan takes your needs as well as the needs of your loved ones into consideration, while helping support a cause or a charity that is personally meaningful to you.

How can I make a planned gift to ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ, or one of its divisions, round tables or programs?



The most common way of making a planned gift is by designating ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ, or one of ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ’s divisions, round tables or programs as a beneficiary in your will. Other options are designating the association as a beneficiary of your retirement plan or life insurance policy. There are also other, more complex ways of setting up a planned gift. Your attorney or financial planner may have suggestions that are best suited to your unique needs.

How do I benefit from a planned gift?



A planned gift may enable you to make a much more significant than you may have thought possible. It can create opportunities to support your favorite Association or program in a very impactful way.

How do my family and other loved ones benefit?



A planned gift can create potential savings on capital gains taxes or estate taxes, lessening the financial burden on your family and loved ones. For instance, a planned gift can reduce your estate tax liability. The assets that you transfer to ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ remain outside of your taxable estate.

How does ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ benefit from a planned gift?



Your gift can make a significant impact on ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ now and/or in the future. You also have the option to direct your gift to support a specific area of the Association, such as an ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ division, round table, program or scholarship. The ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ Development Office staff can assist you with the designation, and provide suggested language for your will or codicil to identify for the area(s) you would like to support.

Why do I need a will?



Creating a detailed will is critical to ensuring that your estate will continue to yield benefits to your family and to the organizations that are important to you in line with your wishes. For additional information about the value of a will, (PDF).

How do I name ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ in my will?



To name ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ, or any of our divisions, round tables or programs in your will, you can include the following language:

I give (___ dollars/ __ percentage or all of the residue of my estate) to the ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ, an Illinois charitable corporation, for the benefit of __________ (name of designation).

To make a specific bequest, please contact ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ Development Office Staff for further details and language.

How do I name ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ as a beneficiary in my retirement plan or life insurance policy?



Leaving your retirement plan or IRA (or a portion of it) to ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ is a tax-wise gift. Naming ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ as the recipient of your retirement plan after your lifetime (or at the death of the survivor of you and your spouse) avoids all estate and income taxes on the plan assets. Similar benefits can apply when designating ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ as the beneficiary of your life insurance policy.

To make this gift, you simply notify your plan or policy administrator of your wish to change the beneficiary. A "change of beneficiary" form may be required, and your spouse may need to sign consent to the change of designation. The tax ID to identify the ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ as a designated beneficiary is: 36-2166947.

If your spouse and children are currently the beneficiaries of your retirement plan or life insurance policy, you can continue to keep them as beneficiaries, and also include ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ as the beneficiary of a portion of your plan or policy. Upon your death, the plan administrator can "cash out" ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ's share without affecting your family's portion, so that ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ, and your heirs, benefit from your financial planning and your generosity.

For more information, please contact the ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ Development Office at development@ala.org or telephone at 312.280.3259.