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Planning for the future through legacy gifts helps to ensure a future for planning.

LEGACY GIVING

“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” – Pericles

For over forty-five years, the New Jersey Council for the Humanities has provided access to and support of public humanities programs and opportunities in our state.

NJCH depends on committed donors, donors that understand the value and importance of the humanities, to ensure that the mission – to harness the power of the humanities to strengthen our pluralistic society – is furthered. Individual donations and community support directly affect the breadth and depth of programs and resources that NJCH is able to offer now and for the next generations.


ESTATE PLANNING

One of the ways for you to support us is by making a planned gift as part of an estate plan.
    • When you express a present intention to include a planned gift to NJCH as part of your estate plan, you will be invited to join our Legacy Program. During the enrollment process, we will work with you to identify desired and fitting means of acknowledge.

NJCH has been determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be a charitable organization to which all gifts may pass from a donor’s estate free of all estate taxes. Under this rule, there are many ways for you to make a gift to NJCH as part of your estate plan, including bequests, gifts of life insurance policies, gifts of tax deferred retirements plans, charitable trusts, and other planned giving options.

TYPES OF GIFTS

You can give a legacy gift that suites your needs and the needs of your family while supporting a mission that is important to you.
  • Bequests
  • Gifts from your retirement plan
  • Gifts of life insurance
  • Gifts of real estate
  • Charitable remainder trust
  • Charitable lead trust
  • Charitable gift annuity
  • Deferred gift annuity

CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION

Would you like to continue to explore how you can support NJCH through legacy giving?

You are encouraged to consult with your own professional estate planning advisors and the NJCH Executive Director to design a gift that will most benefit you and the New Jersey Council for the Humanities.

If you believe in the positive impact of public humanities programming, please consider donating to NJCH. Your tax-deductible contribution will support dynamic projects and events in diverse communities in our state. Your support is valued and appreciated.

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ANGELA SPEAKMAN

Director of Development & Communications
aspeakman@njhumanities.org
609-695-4838 x230