Chester County

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Planned Giving

“The greatest use of life

is to spend it for something that will outlast us.”

 Bequests

 Bequests are the most popular form of planned giving, in which a CCCF Fund is named to receive a percentage, a dollar amount, or the remainder of a donor’s estate.  Bequests enable donors to reduce their estate taxes while supporting their community.

For those donors who have not already set up a fund at CCCF, it is still easy to make a bequest. 

Upon notifying the Community Foundation of an intended bequest, a Fund “shell” is established at the Community Foundation, so all is in order when the donor is ready to leave their bequest.

 Here is sample language for donors to include in their wills: 

“I give ____% or $______ or the remainder of this Trust to the Chester County Community Foundation, to be held as part of the (Name the CCCF Endowed Fund.”

 The Community Foundation encourages donors to work with their legal counsel to include their bequest donation as part of their overall estate planning.  However, some donors prefer a bequest pledge form, which they can then bring to their legal counsel.  Click here for a sample.

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