{"id":3939,"date":"2021-02-24T22:28:02","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T03:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bg.esilverstrike.com\/?page_id=3939"},"modified":"2022-08-07T17:22:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T21:22:40","slug":"legacy-giving","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/donate\/legacy-giving\/","title":{"rendered":"LEGACY GIVING"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3939\" class=\"elementor elementor-3939\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-426e5383 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"426e5383\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50c230b9\" data-id=\"50c230b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fd56388 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fd56388\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2489 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/forest-morning-content-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/forest-morning-content-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/forest-morning-content-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/forest-morning-content-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/forest-morning-content-1023x1536.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/forest-morning-content-1364x2048.jpg 1364w, https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/forest-morning-content.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>You can leave a Legacy for a Greener Future with a gift through your will, life insurance, appreciated securities or other assets.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>Legacy giving, also known as planned giving, has significant tax advantages. For instance, 100% of a bequest is credited as a charitable donation, reducing the amount of taxes owed by your estate.<br \/><br \/>Your legacy gift will have a significant impact by allowing BurlingtonGreen the flexibility to determine how your gift can best be used to protect our environment.\u00a0 Your gift can also be directed to a specific area of need, such as Youth, Action, Awareness, Advocacy, or our Climate mitigation work.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>Please have your estate advisor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/team\/sue-alksnis\/\">contact us<\/a> if you wish to direct your gift to any other specific purpose to ensure BG can accept the gift. Please also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/team\/sue-alksnis\/\">contact us<\/a> about establishing a named fund, or making a gift of appreciated securities, life insurance or other non-cash assets.<br \/><br \/>**Be sure to consult with your legal advisor in making any changes to your will, or creating a new will.**<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sample Bequest Language:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Undesignated General Bequest<br \/><br \/><em>I give BurlingtonGreen Environmental Association Inc., located in Burlington, Ontario, Canada with the charitable registration number 855745220RR0001, the sum of $_____ [or ____% of my estate] to be used as BurlingtonGreen Environmental Association Inc. may deem appropriate.<br \/><br \/><\/em><strong>Undesignated Specific Bequest<br \/><br \/><\/strong><em>I give BurlingtonGreen Environmental Association Inc., located in Burlington, Ontario, Canada with the charitable registration number 855745220RR0001, [list of specific asset\/s or property\/ies] to be used as BurlingtonGreen Environmental Association Inc. may deem appropriate.<br \/><br \/>**Please talk to a representative of BurlingtonGreen about which assets we are able to receive.**<\/em><br \/><br \/><strong>Designated Bequests<br \/><br \/><\/strong><em>I give BurlingtonGreen Environmental Association Inc., located in Burlington, Ontario, Canada with the charitable registration number 855745220RR0001, the sum of $_____ [or ____% of my estate] [or list of specific asset\/s or property\/ies]to be used to support [name program or programs].<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Thank you for considering a legacy gift for a greener future!<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can leave a Legacy for a Greener Future with a gift through your will, life insurance, appreciated securities or other assets.\u00a0 Legacy giving, also known as planned giving, has significant tax advantages. 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