Charitable Bequests

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Planning for the future and creating the legacy you wish to leave is one of the most effective ways to ensure a lasting impact.  Most of us do this through a will or trust to ensure that our estate passes to our loved ones, through the form of a bequest, in the amounts we desire.  Did you know that you can also implement the same type of giving through your estate plan to benefit the charities you hold dear, like WPFW?   Planned giving is generally a simple process and the effect you can have on the future of WPFW is profound and will keep Jazz and Justice going for the foreseeable future.

There are many ways to make a planned gift and common ways include through a will or trust, from a donor advised fund, gifting life insurance or making gifts from your IRA or retirement plan.  Each way can offer current income tax and/or estate tax benefits.  

One of the easiest and most common ways is to make a designation in your will or living trust, known as a bequest. Your gift may be a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate, or the remainder after all other provisions are specified.  The impact one can make on the future of WPFW radio by leaving a bequest to benefit the radio station can be profound. 

Here is sample language you can use when your attorney is drafting your will or trust.  We are honored you are considering WPFW in your estate plans.

Sample language*

PERCENTAGE: ‘I give, devise and bequeath to Pacifica Foundation, fbo WPFW Radio, a non-profit corporation of the District of Columbia, 1990 K Street NW; Suite 14R Washington DC 20006, ____% of my estate.

SPECIFIC: ‘I give, devise and bequeath to Pacifica Foundation, fbo WPFW Radio, a non-profit corporation of the District of Columbia, 1990 K Street NW; Suite 14R
Washington DC 20006, (1) the sum of $__________ (and/or)__________shares of stock in __________ Company (and/or) my real property commonly known as ___________.

RESIDUAL: ‘I give, devise and bequeath to Pacifica Foundation, fbo WPFW Radio, a non-profit corporation of the District of Columbia, 1990 K Street NW; Suite 14R; Washington DC 20006, all the residue of my estate, including real and personal property.

CONTINGENT: ‘In the event of the death of any of the beneficiaries, I give, devise and bequeath to Pacifica Foundation, fbo WPFW Radio, a non-profit corporation of the District of Columbia, 1990 K Street NW; Suite 14R Washington DC 20006, (percentage, specific, or residual language as above).

Attorneys, please mail documents to the following address:
WPFW FM89.3 Radio
Attn: Planned Giving
1990 K Street NW; Suite 14R
Washington DC 20006

To request more information or speak in confidence about planned giving, please email our volunteer planned giving consultant; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call (202) 588-0999.   We would be happy to talk with you about how to plan to make gifts through your will or trust, from a donor advised fund, as a life insurance beneficiary, or by making gifts from your IRA or retirement plan.  There is no cost nor any obligation whatsoever.  

If you have already made a planned gift to WPFW, please let us know by completing this form or contacting us at (202) 588-0999. We would like to thank you and welcome you into WPFW Legacy Listener Circle.  By letting us know, we can ensure that we fulfill your gift exactly as you intended.  Any information you share will be kept confidential and we respect any desire to remain anonymous.

*This information is not intended as tax or legal advice. Before finalizing your charitable plans, we encourage you to seek the counsel of your legal or financial advisor.

Thank you for being part of WPFWs future!