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A charitable bequest is one of the easiest ways you can leave a lasting impact on Jewish Endowment Foundation of Western Massachusetts.
A bequest may be made in your will or trust directing a gift to Jewish Endowment Foundation of Western Massachusetts. Benefits of Your Bequest
How Do You Make a Bequest?A bequest is one of the easiest gifts to make. With the help of an advisor, you can include language in your will or trust specifying a gift to be made to family, friends or Jewish Endowment Foundation of Western Massachusetts as part of your estate plan. Click Here to review sample bequest language.Your Bequest OptionsA bequest may be made in several ways:
Making a Bequest of Your Retirement AssetsA retirement asset, such as an IRA account, makes an excellent bequest to us. If the IRA were given to your family, much of the value may be lost through estate and income taxes. By designating Jewish Endowment Foundation of Western Massachusetts as the beneficiary of all or part of your IRA (using a beneficiary designation form provided by your custodian), the full value of the gift is transferred tax-free at your death and your estate receives an estate tax charitable deduction. |
