Whether supported through an outright gift or planned gift, all Fond Land Preservation Foundation programs are made possible through the generosity and commitment of people like you. An endowment to the Fond Land Preservation Foundation helps to ensure the future of the services and programs we provide in your community and may further your financial goals.

Planned gifts include gifts through your will, charitable gift annuities, gifts of life insurance, pooled income funds, and charitable trusts.

 

A. BEQUESTS:

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Many of our supporters make charitable gifts by naming the Fond Land Preservation Foundation as a beneficiary in their wills. The federal government encourages these gifts or bequests, by allowing an unlimited estate tax charitable deduction.

 

1) SPECIFIC BEQUEST

You designate a specific dollar amount, specific percentage, or specific property to the Fond Land Preservation Foundation.

 

2) RESIDUAL BEQUEST

Your estate will pay all debts, taxes, expenses, and specific bequests. The remaining amount-- the residue--will be transferred to the Fond Land Preservation Foundation.

 

3) CONTINGENT BEQUEST

You can ask that the Fond Land Preservation Foundation receive all or a portion of your estate only under certain circumstances. For example, you can name the Fond Land Preservation Foundation as a beneficiary of your estate only if there are no surviving close family members. Childless couples sometimes provide for the entire estate to go to the surviving spouse, or if the spouse does not survive, to the Fond Land Preservation Foundation.

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B. RETIREMENT PLANS:

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Many individuals today have large qualified retirement plans such as an IRA, 401(k), or Keogh plan. These assets have been growing tax-free for years. Once the owner begins to receive payments from the qualified plans, the distributions are taxed. The plans are also included in the owner's taxable estate. A retirement plan may be an excellent source of funds for making a gift to the Fond Land Preservation Foundation. 

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C. LIFE INSURANCE: 

 

You can designate the Fond Land Preservation Foundation as the beneficiary of your life insurance policy or designate it as the contingent beneficiary in the event that your primary beneficiary does not survive you. 

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D. LIFE INCOME GIFT:

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Current family obligations and the need to provide for retirement, make it difficult for many people to consider substantial charitable gifts now. But there is a way to have the satisfaction of making a meaningful lifetime gift without sacrificing your future. By making a life income gift, you can get to achieve income tax and financial benefits while helping the Foundation benefit the community. Charitable Remainder Trust and Charitable Gift Annuities are examples of life income gifts. Please consult with your tax advisor.

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E. VOLUNTEER:

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Jump in with both feet and become a volunteer! As a non-profit organization, we depend on the enthusiasm, expertise, and time of our volunteers. Volunteers are vital to our mission of establishing and maintaining Open Space for the use and enjoyment of the general public. Volunteers use their knowledge and skills to help us educate the public about the flora and fauna, as well as assist us by leading hikes, equestrian tours, and bike tours as well as other tours and special events. Volunteers also help us create and maintain trails and restore the Open Space, as needed.

To volunteer, please contact us here.