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How will you leave your legacy?

You can make a major impact in helping us to continue and expand our mission. Despite your income level or the size of your estate, your planned gift can make a significant difference to the Rape & Sexual Abuse Center. The simplest and most common way is to provide for RASAC by making a gift through your will. Gifts by will can be made in the form of specific amounts of cash, property, a percentage of the overall estate, or all (or a portion of) the residue of the estate. The following sheet outlines ten things that you can do today to leave a legacy.

Please consider making a planned gift today and including the Rape & Sexual Abuse Center. At such time as you notify us of your intentions your name will be prominently be displayed at the Center as a recognized member of the RASAC Legacy Society. For further information, please call Martha Farabee at 615.259.9055 ext. 231.

 

10 Things You Can Do Today to Leave a Legacy

  1. Prepare a will to take care of the persons and organizations you love.
  2. Leave a gift (bequest) in your will to the Rape & Sexual Abuse Center, your place of worship, educational or health institutions, arts, cultural or environmental institutions that have made a difference in your life.
  3. Use the beneficiary designation of your retirement plan, 401k, or IRA to benefit RASAC.
  4. Purchase a life insurance policy naming RASAC as the owner and beneficiary, or name RASAC as the beneficiary of an existing policy.
  5. Endow RASAC and receive lifetime income through the use of a Charitable Gift Annuity or set up a charitable trust.
  6. Consider giving some of your assets such as cash, stocks, bonds, CD’s, real estate, vehicles, art, and other personal property to RASAC.
  7. Set up a donor advised fund or family foundation naming RASAC as one of the beneficiaries.
  8. Remember loved ones with memorial and honorary gifts to RASAC.
  9. Use professional advisors for maximum tax and legal advantages. Their expertise can help you plan for the future.
  10. Encourage others to participate in RASAC and tell them how and why you support it.