Planned Giving

Planned gifts allow donors to combine their charitable interests with their overall tax, estate, retirement and financial plans.  They often allow donors to make a more significant impact than they may have thought possible, since these gifts are made from a donor’s overall estate, rather than their annual income.  Planned gifts can maximize tax benefits and income for life, in addition to creating a legacy for the future of the Conductors Guild.  

Planned gifts fall into two major categories:

 Gifts Through Your Estate 

• Bequests made through your will or revocable trust require no minimum amount and can be made with any type of asset.   
• Your estate receives a charitable tax deduction.
• You can revise your bequest at any time to make a restricted, unrestricted, or endowment-building gift.
• You leave a permanent legacy to the Conductors Guild.  

 To name the Conductors Guild, Inc. in your will or revocable trust, we recommend the following language:  

“I hereby give to the Conductors Guild, Inc., a Virginia not-for-profit corporation, with its principal place of business at Leesburg, Virginia: 

• The sum of $________________ [amount] AND/OR
• The following described property: ________________ [description] AND/OR
• ________% [percent] of the residue of my estate.”

 Gifts During Your Lifetime 

• Various assets (including real estate and securities) can fund a gift that will provide life income.
• You receive an immediate charitable tax deduction.
• You can structure payments for your lifetime or the lifetimes of loved ones.
• You leave a permanent legacy to the Conductors Guild.  

If you’re interested in exploring the benefits of a planned gift, please contact Jan Wilson, the Conductors Guild's Executive Director, at  [email protected]  to start the conversation.