The Heritage Club provides national recognition and honors those who choose to include Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell in their estate plans. Membership reflects a deep commitment to our mission and a belief in the power of opportunity and access for every child. Legacy gifts may ytake many forms, including a bequest in a will, a charitable gift annuity, a trust, a gift of real estate, or a life insurance designation. Each is a meaningful and inspiring way to create a lasting impact while expressing your values.
By making a legacy gift, you help ensure that future generations of young people will grow up in a safe, supportive and empowering environment, where they can learn, belong and thrive.
Gifts Anyone Can Make (Make a gift now that will affect your day-to-day cashflow during your lifetime):You can support the Club with gifts that don’t impact the way you live, either by designating Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell to receive estate assets in the future or by making immediate gifts to us of assets that are “out of sight and out of mind.”
Bequest: You designate the Club as the beneficiary of your asset by will, trust. Indicate you would like a percentage of the balance remaining or indicate a specific amount and tell us about your gift so we may celebrate your generosity now.
Donor-Advised Fund: Name the Club as a beneficiary of your donor-advised fund (DAF), to either receive all or a portion of the balance of your fund at the time of your passing. (During your lifetime, you can also make grants to the Club from your DAF.)
IRA Charitable Rollover (for individuals 70 1/2 or older at the time of the gift): Instruct your IRA administrator to distribute a gift from your IRA to the Club. This counts against your required minimum distribution (RMD). As of 2026 QCD’s are subject to $111,000 per person limit.
Beneficiary Designation or Individual Retirement Account: You designate your the Club as beneficiary of your bank account, life insurance policy, IRA, 401(k), 403(b) or other pension account.
Charitable Gift Annuity: You transfer your cash or appreciated property to fund a charitable trust. The trust sells your property tax-free and provides you with income for life or a term of years.
To learn more, visit the full Overview of Charitable Gift Planning by clicking here. Additionally, this Guide to Planned Giving from Boys & Girls Club of America will walk you through the making planned gifts and the types of gift that we accept.
If you’d like to discuss gift options or your Heritage Club plans, please fill out the contact form below and one our Development team members will get back to you soon.
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