Your Legacy, Their Future

Help us to continue to empower children and families to lead successful lives.

LEGACY PLANNING

  • Charitable Bequest

    A charitable bequest allows the executor of your estate to distribute money or other assets to the causes you care about-like Laurel Civic. You have several options to help children, teens, and adults to be empowered by Laurel Civic’s programs through a bequest:

    A Specific Bequest comes from the general value of your estate and is made by designating a specific dollar amount, a particular asset or percentage of your estate. This is the most common type of bequest.

    • A Residual Bequest involves donating the remaining portion of your estate after all expenses, taxes and bequests have been made.

    • In the event your beneficiary does not survive you, you have the option to leave a portion of your estate to Laurel Civic through a Contingent Bequest.

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    Testamentary Trust

    When you create a Testamentary Trust, you have the option to provide lifetime support and payments to one or more beneficiaries, with the rest of the trust later passing to Laurel Civic.

    Restricted Bequest

    You are also free to restrict your bequest to a specific program. If you are not sure which program you’d like to designate your gift, we will be happy to provide you with information to help you decide. You can also designate your gift to multiple programs. Sample bequest language: “I give, devise, and bequeath to Laurel Civic Assn., located at 509 Collins Road, PO Box 511, Laurel, FL 34272”, the sum of $________________(or a description of the specific asset), to be used to further the empowerment programs of Laurel Civic.

  • Retirement Plan

    If you participate in a 401(K) plan, a 403(b) plan, an IRA, or similar retirement plan, you can designate Laurel Civic Association as the beneficiary of a portion or the remainder of your plan account. You can do this by filling out the designation form from your plan administrator. Deferred retirement income can be heavily taxed if let to anyone other than a legally married spouse. Your retirement savings can be an excellent way to make a difernce in empowering our children and adults. You have the flexibility to modify or revoke the gift designation anytime during your lifetime.

  • Life Insurance

    Consider making Laurel Civic a beneficiary of a life insurance policy or paid policy you no longer need.

General Bequest

If you intend to leave an outright gift of cash, securities or other property by designating a specific dollar amount, a particular asset or a fixed percentage of your estate to Laurel Civic to be used for general purposes:

“After taking care of all expenses, debts, and other provisions, I give, devise and bequeath ___ percent of the rest and residue or $______ if a specific amount, to Laurel Civic, a Florida-based charitable organization EIN Tax ID# 65-0187752 currently with administrative offices at 509 Collins Road, P.O. Box 511, Laurel, FL 34272

Restricted Bequests

Restricted Bequests You are also free to restrict your bequest to a specific program. If you are not sure which program you’d like to designate your gift, we will be happy to provide you with information to help you decide. You can also designate your gift to multiple programs. Sample bequest language: “I give, devise, and bequeath to Laurel Civic Assn, located at 509 Collins Road, P.O. Box 511 Laurel, FL 34272, the sum of $____________________(or a description of the specific asset), to be used to further the goals of Laurel Civic’s Empowerment Programs.”

Planning Giving

It’s easy to leave Laurel Civic in your will or to designate our organization for additional planned giving. Please provide the following information to your attorney/financial planner and discuss how you would like your gift to be used to help Laurel Civic.

  • Laurel Civic Association, Inc.

  • Federal EIN Tax ID #65-0187752

  • Laurel Civic is a 501(c)(3) organization.

  • Address: 509 Collins Road, P.O. Box 511 Laurel, FL 34272