Planned Giving and Endowment - South Sound YMCA

Planned Giving and Endowment

Leave a lasting legacy

IMPACTING
TOMORROW
TOGETHER

The Y is dedicated to youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. For more than 125 years, we’ve been proud to help our neighbors learn, grow, and thrive.

From athletics to advocacy, dance classes to disease prevention, volleyball to volunteerism—we don’t just strengthen individuals, we strengthen the entire community.

A gift to the South Sound YMCA Endowment Fund ensures that we can continue to meet the needs of our community for generations to come.

GIVE TO YOUR Y

What is an endowment?

An endowment gift to the YMCA ensures our capacity to strengthen the very foundations of this community for years and generations to come. The core of the fund remains invested for long-term growth. Each year, a portion of the investment returns are transferred to support Y programs. Regardless of how the community changes in the future, endowment funds ensure we will be here as a partner – fostering a sense of belonging, creating opportunities for achievement, and developing relationships that strengthen all.

Why should I make an endowed gift?

Endowment funds provide a consistent and permanent funding source for critical programs in our community. During times of crisis they ensure continued services. As we come together to solve complex issues facing our community, they foster creativity and innovation. Endowment funds ensure our grandchildren have access to high quality childcare and their kids have caring mentors who foster opportunities for achievement and belonging.

Benefits to the Y

Maintaining a varied portfolio of philanthropy is critical to the long-term health of civic organizations. An endowed gift is made with the intention of preserving the principal value in perpetuity. While annual giving ensures resources are available to support our community today, endowments are the engine that drives our communities into the future.

Benefits to you

Leaving a legacy gift through the YMCA is an investment you can count on. With an outstanding track record of providing community services, you know your gift will yield dramatic returns in the form of community health, child development, and social justice in the South Sound. Including a charitable gift in a beneficiary designation, trust or will is a simple way to support important causes while not affecting current financial security.

LEAVE 10 FOR A STRONG COMMUNITY

Learn more about planned giving options and the benefits of giving by visiting Leave 10 South Sound.  Leave 10 South Sound is a movement created by local donors, nonprofits, and professional advisors to educate, encourage and inspire people in the South Puget Sound region to leave at least 10% of our estates to local community organizations.

We each have the power to make a lasting, transformational impact in our community. Visit Leave 10 today to access resources, search for local nonprofits, and imagine the the difference we can make together.

HOW DO I GIVE?

There are many ways to give in support of our community. List below highlights some of the most common ways individuals donate. For more information, please contact our YMCA Advancement Staff at give@ssymca.net.

  • CASH DONATION – Make an outright gift to the endowment with cash or securities.
  • BEQUEST – Include the YMCA in your will or estate plan. Retain control over your assets for your lifetime and provide a gift to support our community in the future.
  • CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY – Make a gift to the YMCA and receive back a guaranteed income stream for life, for you or a loved one.
  • LIFE INSURANCE BENEFICIARY – Name the YMCA as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy.

There is no minimum gift size. Giving $50 or $5 million dollars will support programs and opportunities that strengthen our community for the next generation.

Careful financial planning can minimize your tax bill in life and allow you to pass on more of your assets to the people and causes you care about. Please seek the advice of an attorney or financial advisor before making a decision on this matter.

Thank you for supporting your community through a gift to your local YMCA. The South Sound YMCA is registered with Washington State’s Charities Program as required by law and additional information is available by calling 800-332-4483 or visiting www.sos.wa.gov/charities.

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Nelson Henderson
The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit.

Nelson Henderson

Kristin Collins
When I donate, I know that someone in my community will benefit. I do not have to know who they are or what their story is. I can provide something to someone, who in this moment, needs assistance. My hope is that you find the same joy that I do when sending in a donation to the Y and allowing others this gift as well.

Kristin Collins