Leave an Effective Legacy Gift
Do the Most Good Possible with Your Legacy
One of the best ways that you can leave a legacy of compassion and create effective change for years to come is to leave a gift for animals in your will or living trust. Your gift to or through Animal Charity Evaluators (ACE) will be used to reduce as much suffering as possible, as effectively as possible, at the time it is received.
Leave a legacy gift to Animal Charity Evaluators
You value our rigorous charity evaluations and efforts to promote effectiveness in the animal advocacy movement, and you want to see this work continue well into the future. By leaving a legacy gift for ACE, you support the continued pursuit of effective methods and research. Your gift goes toward our mission to help people help more animals.
You can leave a legacy gift through your will or living trust by designating a specific monetary amount or asset, selecting a percentage of your estate, or leaving the “rest and residue” of your estate (after your gifts to loved ones have been made) to ACE.
Your unrestricted gift to ACE will support our general operations, which include our Charity Evaluations and strategic grantmaking. This gives us the flexibility to direct your generosity where we believe it will help animals most.
Suggested language for unrestricted gift:
“I, [name], of [city, state ZIP], give, devise and bequeath to Animal Charity Evaluators, federal tax identification number 36-4684978, the sum of _______ [or description of the real or personal property, percentage of your estate, or rest and residue of your estate] for their unrestricted use.”
Leave a legacy gift to the Greatest Needs Fund
The Greatest Needs Fund is dedicated to strategically aligning with the best interests for the most animals during quickly evolving circumstances around the world. Supporting the area of greatest need at ACE allows your legacy gift to go where it is truly needed, and where it is likely to have the greatest impact whenever it is received.
You can leave a legacy gift through your will or living trust by designating a specific monetary amount or asset, selecting a percentage of your estate, or leaving the “rest and residue” of your estate (after your gifts to loved ones have been made) to the Greatest Needs Fund.
Your restricted gift to ACE for the Greatest Needs Fund will be distributed by our experienced staff based on their expertise, conversations with external stakeholders, or updates from our Recommended Charities. It may support additional promising projects through our strategic grantmaking or our charity recommendations. No more than 10% of the fund will be directed to ACE’s own operating costs, as our goal is to support the great work of organizations helping animals wherever possible.
Suggested language for unrestricted gift:
“I, [name], of [city, state ZIP], give, devise and bequeath to Animal Charity Evaluators, federal tax identification number 36-4684978, the sum of _______ [or description of the real or personal property, percentage of your estate, or rest and residue of your estate] for the Greatest Needs Fund.”
To discuss leaving an effective legacy gift with ACE, please contact our Development Team, or submit your name and preferred contact information here. We will be in touch with you shortly. Thank you!
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