Planned Givers ensure the longevity of their support by including Furniture Friends in their estate plans.
Estate planning has benefits to both the donor and recipient. It can save money on taxes, while making a real impact in the lives of those you leave behind. Your estate planning helps you to make more impactful charitable gifts which might not be possible during your lifetime, while leaving behind a legacy within your community.
Please consider including Furniture Friends in your will or estate plan – your thoughtful planning will help us to continue carrying out our important work of “Creating Homes. Rebuilding Lives,” across southern Maine for years to come.
“...My Dad cared deeply about people. One year for Christmas, he asked that everyone in the family do volunteer work as our gift to him; he wanted nothing more. In his will, he wanted to leave something behind not just for family and loved ones, but for his community, too. I think he knew that none of us can truly succeed if others are getting left behind. That's his legacy, and I think about it almost everyday.”
The easiest and most common way to make a planned gift is by making a bequest– including language in your will or living trust that leaves a portion of your estate to the organization.
Remembering Furniture Friends in your long-term financial and estate plans helps to ensure the on-going well-being of our organization.
You can designate Furniture Friends as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy or retirement account.
You can make a deferred gift in the form of charitable gift annuities and trusts or make a donation of assets. These types of gifts will be accepted in accordance with our gift acceptance policy.
