LEAVE A
Lasting Legacy
Planned Giving with a Purpose
Legacy giving is a way to leave a legacy of generosity and make a cause you care about an important part of your life story. Your legacy gift ensures that Cedar Valley Hospice can continue providing compassionate care and support for generations to come. Thank you for considering this meaningful way to give.
Have You Included Cedar Valley Hospice in Your Estate Plans?
Why Leave a Legacy Gift?
When you leave a legacy gift, your estate receives a tax receipt for the full value of the gift, which adds a tax credit to your final income tax return. This can help maximize the value of your residual estate for your beneficiaries.***
1. Planned giving provides substantial tax advantages before or after your passing.
2. Planned giving allows you to collect fixed or interest-based income during your lifetime.
3. Planned giving ensures that your heirs receive an inheritance while reducing their estate tax burden.
4. Planned giving enables you to make your most significant contribution to others and your community.
People often worry that leaving a legacy gift means that there will be less to give their loved ones. The truth is you can make a legacy gift without taking away the gifts left to your family and friends.
Additionally, you don’t have to be wealthy to leave a legacy gift. You can leave as much or as little as you want – there is no gift too small to make an impact on future generations. It only takes a few minutes to leave a gift in your will to Cedar Valley Hospice, but it creates a legacy that lives on forever.
Contact Us
development@cvhospice.org 319.272.2002
Suzanne Benda
Development Director
Haley Bell
Donor Specialist
Ways to Give a Legacy Gift
Leaving a legacy gift to Cedar Valley Hospice is a powerful way to ensure your values and support continues to make a difference.
Include Cedar Valley Hospice in your will. A bequest can be a specific amount, a percentage fo your estate or what remains after other bequests.
Donate real estate property, such as a home or land, which can be sold to benefit Cedar Valley Hospice.
Name Cedar Valley Hospice as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy. This can be an easy and cost-effective way to make a significant gift.
Establish a charitable remainder trust or charitable lead trust, which provides benefits to you and your loved ones while supporting Cedar Valley Hospice.
Make an immediate impact with an outright gift of cash, stocks or other assets.
A retirement plan can be a tax-efficient and simple way of including Cedar Valley Hospice in your estate plan. A charity that is named as the beneficiary does not pay income or estate taxes on the distribution.
Leaving a Legacy: Step by Step
Log in to or contact the financial institution that manages your retirement, brokerage or other account.
Complete a beneficiary designation form online or request a form via mail from your financial institution.
Include Cedar Valley Hospice’s details in the form:
- Legal name: Cedar Valley Hospice
- Tax ID Number: 42-1135294
- Address: 900 Tower Park Drive, PO Box 2880, Waterloo, IA 50704
- Email: development@cvhospice.org
Submit the completed form to your financial institution – and that’s it! The process could take as little as 5-10 minutes.
Ready to Leave a Lasting Legacy?
Thank you for considering a planned gift to Cedar Valley Hospice. Your generosity will help us continue to provide compassionate care and support to our community. Please complete this form to inform us of your planned gift intentions.
***Information contained herein was accurate at the time of posting. The information on this website is not intended as legal or tax advice. For such advice, please consult an attorney or tax adviser. Figures cited in any examples are for illustrative purposes only. References to tax rates include federal taxes only and are subject to change. State law may further impact your individual results.
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