Leverage your retirement assets to benefit your family, reduce taxes, and provide for the future of the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference.
The Legacy Society acknowledges benefactors who inform the New York–New Jersey Trail Conference of a planned gift or bequest in their will that directs a gift to the Trail Conference. Legacy Society gifts are deductible for estate tax purposes and are an effective, lasting way to provide for the future of the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference.
With a Planned Gift to the Trail Conference, you can:
- Help protect trails and trail lands for future generations.
- Preserve people’s connection to the natural world.
- Express a personal sense of responsibility for our wild places.
Ways to give to the Trail Conference and join The Legacy Society:
- Bequest in a will or trust
- Charitable gift annuity
- Charitable remainder trust
- Individual retirement account
- Gift of personal property or securities
- Gift of real estate
- Insurance policy naming the Trail Conference as beneficiary or policy owner
Why plan a gift to the Trail Conference?
- Ensure the Trail Conference fulfills its mission in the future
- Meet your financial needs and goals
- Reduce your taxes
- Increase your current income
- Conserve your family’s wealth
To Leave a Lasting Legacy, Take These Steps
First, contact the Trail Conference Development office for more information about your options. We can provide you with sample language for bequests or show you how to structure specific gifts.
Don Weise
Director of Development
600 Ramapo Valley Rd.
Mahwah, NJ 07430
[email protected]
(201) 512-9348 X813
Next, contact your attorney and your financial advisor. Let them know you are considering a planned gift to the Trail Conference. They can assist you in determining what type of gift best suits your personal and financial circumstances.
Then, be sure to talk to your family and friends about your plans and personal wishes in addressing family needs as well as your legacy gifts.
specific situation.
The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable and educational organization. Contributions to the Trail Conference are tax-deductible to the extent provided by law.