International Community Foundation Center

One of the most significant ways to further the long-term mission of the non-US nonprofits that you are supporting through the International Community Foundation is by making a planned gift to leave a lasting legacy of your commitment to the causes that you care about most and cherish. One of the simplest ways that you can accomplish this is by establishing an endowment fund at the International Community Foundation and thereafter include a charitable bequest in your last will and testament or making beneficiary designations in your life insurance policy, checking account, or 401K/403b retirement plan.

Charitable bequests:
A charitable bequest is simply a distribution from your estate to a charitable organization through your last will and testament. There are different kinds of bequests. For each, you must use very specific language to indicate the precise distribution of your assets, and to successfully carry out your final wishes. In any charitable bequest, be sure to name the recipient accurately.

For instance, a general bequest to the “International Community Foundation” will go provide general operating support to the Foundation. Charitable bequests benefiting one of many non-U.S. charities that we support in Mexico, Central America or beyond may be done Specific Bequest.Specific Bequests are made when a particular item or property is bequeathed for a designated purpose including for direct benefit of a designated charity which you direct the International Community Foundation to re-grant to.
Other possible charitable bequests include residuary bequests which are made when you intend to leave the residue portion of your assets after other terms of the will have been satisfied or a contingency bequest which allows you to leave a portion of your estate to a particular charity if your named beneficiary does not survive you.

To assist you in making a charitable bequest, sample language is provided here.

To learn more about making a charitable bequest for the benefit of the International Community Foundation or one of the various non-U.S. charities that we support contact your attorney or accountant. If you have additional questions, please contact Richard Kiy at (619) 336-2256 or rkiy@icfdn.org

Beneficiary Designations:
Another effective way to make a planned vehicle is by making Beneficiary designations in a life insurance policy, checking account, or a retirement plan are also simple and meaningful ways to make a planned gift to the International Community Foundation. These allow you to list the International Community Foundation along with others that you would like to benefit from the proceeds of the policy or plan. You can name the International Community Foundation as the sole beneficiary or as one of numerous beneficiaries. As well, you can name the International Community Foundation for a percentage or for a specific dollar amount of the proceeds. To learn about how to make a beneficiary designation in your life insurance policy, contact the administrator of your policy.

To learn about how to make a beneficiary designation in your life insurance policy, contact the administrator of your policy. If you have additional questions, please contact Richard Kiy at (619) 336-2256 or rkiy@icfdn.org

To assist you with your planned giving, sample bequest language is provided here.

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