Secure the future of our planet by immortalizing your legacy through the Captain Paul Watson Foundation Planned Giving program. Planned Giving stands as a mighty beacon, illuminating the path to our organization’s enduring stability. It is the bedrock upon which our vital missions thrive, and our outreach expands. Among the cherished avenues of planned giving are;
Bequests: Inscribe the Captain Paul Watson Foundation as a cherished beneficiary in your will or living trust, enabling you to dedicate a specific sum or percentage of your estate to champion our cause.
Life Insurance Policies: Crown the Captain Paul Watson Foundation as the rightful heir to your life insurance policy, transforming a modest investment into an impactful legacy.
Retirement Plans: Endow the Captain Paul Watson Foundation as the beneficiary of your IRA, 401(k), or other retirement plan, potentially bestowing tax benefits upon your estate.
Charitable Gift Annuities: Craft a charitable gift annuity that blesses you with a lifelong income stream, while fortifying the Captain Paul Watson Foundation with the enduring essence of your support.
If you include a gift to the Captain Paul Watson Foundation in your will or trust, we would love to know this so that we can honor you (unless you prefer to remain anonymous in which case we will keep this information confidential) and make plans to use your gift in the future. Please contact our Executive Director, Clementine Pallanca, [email protected], to share your plans with us. Thank you!
We provide the following sample language to assist you, in consultation with your estate planning advisor, to document your planned gift.
For gift of a specific amount of funds:
I give, devise, and bequeath to the Captain Paul Watson Foundation, currently located at 201 Varick St Frnt 1 PO Box 80 NY, NY 10014(EIN: 88-3361218), or its successor, __________________ Dollars ($ _______________) to be used for its unrestricted charitable use and purposes.
For gift of specific property:
I give, devise, and bequeath to the Captain Paul Watson Foundation, currently located at 201 Varick St Frnt 1 PO Box 80 NY, NY 10014(EIN: 88-3361218), or its successor, ____________________________ to be used for its unrestricted charitable use and purposes.
For gift of a percentage of the estate:
I give, devise, and bequeath to the Captain Paul Watson Foundation, currently located at 201 Varick St Frnt 1 PO Box 80 NY, NY 10014(EIN: 88-3361218), or its successor, ________ percent (_____%) of my residuary estate to be used for its unrestricted charitable use and purposes.
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