Leaving a Legacy
Making a planned gift to the YMCA of Metropolitan Lansing offers a flexible and simple way to combine philanthropy with financial planning. In fact, a planned gift may help you give more to the Y than you thought possible. Legacy gifts to the Y are about planning for the future; your future and the future of children and families in this community. To meet your specific needs, a variety of gift options are available. These gifts may be made in a will or trust, or by making the YMCA of Metropolitan Lansing a beneficiary of a retirement plan or insurance policy. While each planned gift is different, these gifts can offer significant financial or tax benefits while ensuring that future generations will benefit from YMCA of Metropolitan of Lansing services.
What is an Endowment Fund?
An endowment fund is a permanent, self-sustaining source of funding. Endowment funds are invested and restricted funds. Only the interest from the fund can be spent, not the principal that anchors the endowment. In this way, an endowment fund can grow and provide support for its designated purpose in perpetuity. When you establish an endowment fund, you create a permanent legacy to support the YMCA of Metropolitan Lansing. Gifts made to an endowment can be made in support of the general mission of the organization or directed to serve a specific program or purpose. Endowment gifts are extremely valuable in enhancing the quality of the YMCA of Metropolitan Lansing.
What is the Heritage Club?
The YMCA of Metropolitan Lansing created the Heritage Club to recognize those who have shown long-term interest, commitment and support through a legacy or planned endowment gift to the Y. Heritage Club members are acknowledged with special recognition and events.