Secure Your Legacy with a Planned Gift to YWCA Pierce County!

Your planned gift is a lasting investment in the YWCA Pierce County, advancing our mission and ensuring our ability to support survivors of domestic violence and their children, empower women, and strive to eliminate racism, as we have done for more than 100 years. YWCA Pierce County is dedicated to transforming lives through safety, healing, and empowerment.   

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Bequests.

The most common and simplest form of planned giving, a bequest is a gift of property or cash that is made through a donor's will. Bequests allow you to:  

• Leave a legacy that shares your values 

• Make an impact for generations to come 

• Be excluded from gross estate taxes 

• Join our Legacy of Friends Circle 

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How to name YWCA in your will:    
Legal Name: YWCA Pierce County  
Address: 405 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402  
Federal Tax ID#: 91-0565026  

Sample language for leaving YWCA Pierce County in your will: 

I give: 
_______% of my estate,  OR  the sum of $_______, 
OR 
all the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate, 
OR 
_______% of the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate, to YWCA Pierce County to be used for its general charitable purposes. ​

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Resources: 

FreeWill has no-cost estate planning tools. Their mission is to help people do the most good for the people and causes they love.  www.freewill.com/

YWCA Pierce County is a proud member of Leave 10 South Sound, a movement to bring transformational change to our communities by inspiring and encouraging individuals to leave at least 10% of their estate to charity.  Imagine the impact if we all left just 10% of our estate to organizations whose work we care about.  That would mean billions invested in meeting the needs of our community for generations to come! 

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Estate Planning Guide ​

Other ways to give: 

Your retirement plan or life insurance 

If you’d like to include YWCA Pierce County in your estate plan, but don’t wish to revise an existing will or trust, an easy and cost-free way to make a future gift is to name YWCA Pierce County as a beneficiary or partial beneficiary of your Retirement Life Insurance Plan. Simply submit an updated beneficiary designation form to your plan administrator using the YWCA information above. 

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Gifts of stock 

There is no capital gains tax if you transfer stock directly to a charity and you may receive a charitable tax deduction. Contact jfortune@ywcapiercecounty.org for stock delivery instructions. 

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We encourage you to contact your financial adviser, attorney or accountant prior to making or structuring a planned gift in order to consider the best options for you and your unique situation.