Become a member of the Parenting Now Legacy Society by including Parenting Now in your estate plans.
Estate gifts - including wills, trusts, retirement plans, and insurance policies - are wonderful ways to ensure that Parenting Now’s vision to to create a world in which all children are raised by nurturing, skilled parents can be carried into the future. It’s a way to make your mark, to ensure the legacy you leave is a legacy of strong, thriving families.
Ways to Include Parenting Now in Your Estate Plans & Sample Bequest Language
Below are examples of ways you can leave your legacy for Parenting Now, as well as some sample language you can use for different types of bequests to be included in your will or trust. (Be sure to consult an attorney in preparing legal documents and always include both our full legal name of "Parenting Now" and our tax identification number, which is 93-0706557.)
Percentage of your estate
“I give _______% of my estate to Parenting Now, located in Eugene, Oregon, tax identification number 93-0706557, for its general charitable uses and purposes.”
Fixed amount of money
“I give $_______ to Parenting Now, located in Eugene, Oregon, tax identification number 93-0706557, for its general charitable uses and purposes.”
Real estate or other property
“I give [description of the property, including exact location] to to Parenting Now, located in Eugene, Oregon, tax identification number 93-0706557, for its general charitable uses and purposes.”
Residual bequest
“I give the residue of my estate to to Parenting Now, located in Eugene, Oregon, tax identification number 93-0706557, for its general charitable uses and purposes.”
Contingent beneficiary
“If (insert name) is not living at the time of my demise, I give to Parenting Now, located in Eugene, Oregon, the sum of $_______ (or all or a percentage of the residue of my estate) for its general charitable uses and purposes.”
Qualified Charitable Distributions from IRAs
To make a QCD from your IRA, which has many tax benefits, instruct your IRA trustee or custodian to "make a transfer in the amount of $_______ from the IRA directly to Parenting Now, located in Eugene, Oregon, tax ID number 93-0706557." Many trustees and custodians already have forms and procedures in place to make this transfer. Please note: a QCD won’t qualify for the unique tax savings for QCDs if the check from the IRA is made out to you. It must be made out to and transferred directly to Parenting Now.