Endowment

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 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 YMCA Heritage Club's purpose is to encourage thoughtful gifts as a primary means of building 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.

A commitment to Heritage Club membership is the greatest statement of support to the mission of the YMCA that a friend of the Y can make, and becomes the catalyst for more good than could ever be done on your own.

In a world where so much comes and goes so quickly, the YMCA has lasted.  It is a community based, professionally managed and able to meet the changing conditions of the future.  Every day, it promotes the healthy development of children, builds positive behavior in teens and emphasizes core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility for self and others.

Your endowment gift helps to make our community a safe and healthy place for children, families, teens and adults to live.  Since this generous gift is for now and the next generation, you are helping in perpetuating the work of the YMCA.  At the same time, you help to secure your family's future through the financial benefits of your gift.

Your gift is one of the most important things you do for others in your lifetime.  It touches so many lives and is one of the few things you can do now to make sure the good you do lives on forever.

Planned giving involves integrating a donor's charitable gift into his or her overall financial, tax, and estate planning objectives, so as to maximize benefits to both the donor and the YMCA of Southern Nevada.

• 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.

For more information regarding planned giving, please contact your tax advisor.  If you would like to make a contribution, please contact Dan Dolby at 702-877-9622.