PLANNED GIVING
Planned giving is a powerful way to support Snake River Fund beyond your lifetime. By including us in your estate or financial plans, you ensure that our mission continues for generations to come. These thoughtful gifts often provide financial and tax benefits for you and your loved ones, while creating a lasting impact for the community we serve.
The Snake River Fund’s mission is to promote stewardship of and recreational access to the Snake River watershed in Wyoming, with an emphasis on partnerships, education and public outreach.
Ways to Give
Bequests
A simple way to make a lasting contribution is through your will or living trust. You can designate a specific amount, a percentage of your estate, or a remainder gift to Snake River Fund.
Sample Language:
“I give [percentage, amount, or residue] of my estate to Snake River Fund, a nonprofit organization located at PO Box 7033 Jackson, WY 83002, Tax ID 42-1562251, for its general charitable purposes.”
Retirement Assets
Naming Snake River Fund as a beneficiary of your IRA, 401(k), or other retirement plan is an efficient way to give. These assets are often heavily taxed when passed to heirs, but can transfer tax-free to a nonprofit.
Life Insurance
You can make a significant gift by designating Snake River Fund as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy, or by donating an existing policy you no longer need.
Charitable Gift Annuities
With a charitable gift annuity, you make a gift to Snake River Fund and, in return, receive fixed lifetime payments. This option allows you to support our work while ensuring reliable income for yourself or a loved one.
Charitable Remainder Trusts
A charitable remainder trust provides income to you or your beneficiaries for life or a set number of years, with the remainder benefiting Snake River Fund.
Charitable Lead Trusts
A charitable lead trust allows you to provide income to Snake River Fund for a period of time, after which the remaining assets return to your heirs—often with reduced estate and gift taxes.
Why Consider Planned Giving?
- Ensure the future of Snake River Fund’s mission.
- Potentially reduce estate and income taxes.
- Provide for both your loved ones and the causes you care about.
- Create a meaningful legacy aligned with your values.
Let’s Talk
We would be honored to work with you and your advisors to design a gift that reflects your legacy.
CONTACT US
Jennifer Houston Hovland
Development Director
jennifer@snakeriverfund.org
(307) 734-6773.
If you have already included Snake River Fund in your plans, please let us know so we can thank you and welcome you into our Legacy Circle.