What if the good you do could last longer
than the here and now?

So much of what you do becomes part of the lives you touch. The example you set. The traits they see in you and seek to reflect. But what if it were possible to have the good you do live on forever.

That’s the mission of the B.R. Ryall YMCA’s Heritage Club, to enable men and women who share the YMCA’s ideals and traditions to ensure this valued heritage continues for future generations. The B.R. Ryall YMCA Heritage Club’s purpose is to encourage thoughtful gifts as a primary means of building a strong endowment capable of providing lasting support for the YMCA’s mission and then to recognize members whose leadership, service and devotion to the YMCA have created this heritage.

The Heritage Club is composed of individuals from all backgrounds, communities and walks of life who have made an outright or planned gift to the B.R. Ryall YMCA’s endowment fund in one of the following ways: An outright gift of cash - In this way, each member not only benefits from the good that will be done but current income tax savings.

An outright gift of appreciated assets - Contributing such items as stock or property owned for longer than one year, you would receive a charitable deduction equal to the current value of the assets while avoiding capital gains taxes.

A gift through your will - You may wish to consider including the YMCA in your will or living trust. In this way, a fixed amount, specific asset or percentage of your estate may be set aside as bequests and qualify for estate deductions.

A gift made through a charitable trust or annuity - Creating a charitable trust or annuity provides life income for yourself and/or others. With all or a portion of your gift eventually directed to the YMCA, you could receive a charitable deduction.

A life insurance gift - Naming the YMCA as a primary or secondary beneficiary of your policy paves the way for a large future gift. Should you wish to contribute a life insurance policy that is no longer needed to protect current beneficiaries, you could realize substantial income tax deductions.

To learn more about the Heritage Club, or to make life-changing gift today, please contact Walter J Johnson at (630) 858-0100.