A Leader’s Legacy
Planned gifts are important to Leadership West Virginia (LWV) for its financial health. Unrestricted gifts provide LWV with the most flexibility to allocate funding where it is needed for programming, recruitment, and marketing.
This type of planned giving allows donors to support nonprofits with larger financial gifts.
A planned gift is a lasting investment in Leadership West Virginia, advancing our mission to grow, engage, and mobilize leaders to ignite a lifelong passion to move West Virginia forward.
We invite you to leave a legacy by considering one of the planned giving opportunities below:
- A stated dollar amount/cash donation
- A percentage of your residual estate (what remains after gifts to loved ones and expenses have been paid), or
- A specific asset, such as securities or other marketable property
You can easily join us as part of the Leader’s Legacy initiative of LWV by completing the Bequest Intention Form.
Visit www.leadershipwv.org to meet some of our donors and/or to learn more about ways you can help support LWV now and toward its future. Please contact Kate Reed at kreed@leadershipwv.org or (304) 590-1156 for questions.
How to name LWV in your will.
Legal name: Leadership West Virginia, Inc.
Address: 1624 Kanawha Blvd. East, Charleston, WV 25311
Federal Tax ID#: 55-066746001
Sample language below:
“I give, devise and bequeath to ‘Leadership West Virginia’ (Tax ID# 55-066746001) – a non-profit, charitable organization in ‘Kanawha County’, West Virginia and the Leader’s Legacy program [the sum of $_____________] and/or [____________% of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate], to be used for its general charitable purposes.”
We hope you’ll let us know when you have named LWV in your will or trust so that we can thank you and include you in our Leader’s Legacy recognition. Please use this Bequest Intention Form to notify us of your intention.
What is planned giving?
How do I make a planned gift?
There are several ways to make a planned gift to consider. Such as gifts of equity, life insurance, real estate, personal property, or cash. A charitable bequest is one of the easiest ways you can leave a lasting impact on Leadership West Virginia.
Click here to review the Bequest Intention form.
Why is Leaving a Legacy important to LWV?
Planned gifts are an important source of support to LWV. Unrestricted gifts give us the greatest flexibility to use funds where they are most needed such as long term stability for an organization and can often bridge gaps in cash flow caused by unexpected emergencies such as natural disasters, or pandemics.
A planned gift is a lasting investment in Leadership West Virginia, advancing our mission to grow, engage, and mobilize leaders to ignite a lifelong passion to move West Virginia forward.
What is the LWV Donor Bill of Rights?
Philanthropy is based on voluntary action for the common good. It is a tradition of giving and sharing that is primary to the quality of life. To assure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in the not-for-profit organizations and causes they are asked to support, we declare that all donors have these rights. (Download Donor Bill Of Rights Here).