Planned Giving
As a beloved resource for the Marin community for nearly 80 years, Marin Art and Garden Center has a long history of support from generous planned donations.
By becoming a Friend of the Garden through a planned gift, you will ensure the future of the Center’s role in the community, while also allowing you to leave your own legacy.
Making gifts from your estate, through your will or a bequest, making gifts from your retirement accounts, or making gifts from life insurance are common ways donors do this.
What types of assets can I include in my estate planning for Marin Art and Garden Center?
Cash: Designate in your estate plan as a specific dollar amount or as a percentage of your estate.
Publicly traded securities (stocks, bonds, other securities): Designate in your estate plan certain securities to be given to the Center.
Real estate: Your primary residence or other real estate holdings that are part of your estate.
Retirement plan gifts (IRAs, 401K): As your beneficiary, our non-profit organization does not pay income or estate taxes on the distribution. You can obtain a beneficiary designation form from your IRA plan administrator.
Life insurance: Paid-up life insurance policies may be given either as part of your estate or by a change of designated beneficiary to Marin Art and Garden Center.
We recommend that you consult with your tax professional if you are planning to bequeath an asset to Marin Art and Garden Center. Making a planned charitable gift may require the assistance of an attorney, financial planner or CPA to help establish your contribution.
General Bequest Sample Language:
“I give, devise and bequeath to Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross, CA 94957,
ID #94-1085734…
the sum of $_________.”
_____% of my estate.”
The following securities, real estate or tangible property: _________.”
Is Marin Art and Garden Center already in your estate plan? Please let us know so that we may properly acknowledge your intentions.
