Planned Giving
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.
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:
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Leave a legacy that shares your values
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Make an impact for generations to come
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Be excluded from gross estate taxes
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Join our Legacy of Friends Circle
How to Name YWCA in Your Will
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.
YWCA Pierce County Information
Legal Name: YWCA Pierce County
Address: 405 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402
Federal Tax ID#: 91-0565026
If you have already included us in your estate plans, we would love to express our gratitude and welcome you to our Legacy of Friends Circle!
IRA Charitable Rollover
If you are age 70½ or older, you can give directly from your IRA to the YWCA Pierce County without paying income tax on the distribution. Donate up to $111,000 this year through a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD), also known as an IRA charitable rollover.
Gifts of any amount up to the annual limit qualify for this tax-advantaged giving option, making it an easy and effective way to support the mission of the YWCA Pierce County.
Why Consider an IRA Charitable Rollover?
- Immediate Impact – Your gift goes to work right away, helping YWCA Pierce County provide critical services and support to individuals and families in our community.
- Satisfies Required Minimum Distributions – If you are required to take annual minimum distributions from your IRA, a QCD can count toward satisfying all or part of that requirement. Check for more information here.
- Enjoy Tax Advantages – Qualified charitable distributions are excluded from your taxable income. Because the transfer is not reported as taxable income, you can benefit whether you itemize deductions on your tax return or not.
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.
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.
Resources
FreeWill
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/
Leave 10 South Sound
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!
Information on this website is for educational purposes only. It is not legal, financial, or tax advice. Please consult a qualified professional advisor before making any planned giving decisions. State laws vary, and individual financial situations differ greatly.