Leave a Legacy
Looking back on your life, many of you hope that you will be remembered by your best qualities, your character and willingness to help others – times when you helped change someone’s life for the better.
For many Habitat homeowner families, it is through the act of kindness of family, friends or colleagues, that they learn of Habitat and it is those same family, friends and colleagues that join them in pouring the foundation and raising the walls on their new Habitat home.
How Will You be Remembered?
Looking to the future, consider paying it forward by providing families with the opportunity for hand-up in life. Affordable homeownership would not be possible for many of the families we partner with without generous donors like you.
A legacy gift in your will is a simple way to help Midland County Habitat for Humanity support more families on their journey in building strength, stability and independence through affordable homeownership. You can leave cash, real estate, securities. Leaving a legacy gift is the most efficient way to significantly contribute to a charity and ease the burden of your future estate.
Help Us Plan for the Future
Please let us know if you have included a gift in your will. It will give us the opportunity to thank you and, more importantly, to discuss how you would like to direct your donation and what you hope it will accomplish. Every legacy gift makes a difference.
Create a lasting legacy by Leaving a bequest in your will is the easiest and most important way to support the causes you care about. A gift in your will, known as a bequest, is a gift from your estate—a transfer of cash, securities, or other property made through your will.
Benefits To Designating Habitat in Your Will:
- Your cash resources will not be affected while you need them and you retain full control of your assets during your lifetime.
- The beneficiary designation is revocable, meaning it can be changed if your financial and/or life circumstances change.
- The final taxes to be paid on your estate may be significantly reduced, which can be a significant advantage for your heirs and a great comfort to you.
Habitat for Humanity can provide you with suggested wording that will assist you in discussions with your lawyer. Create a will that reflects your wishes. You can make your bequest in honor or in memory of someone special.
- If you already have a will and are considering a bequest to Habitat for Humanity, the easiest and least expensive way to make a small change in your existing will is to add a codicil. The codicil will retain all the provisions of your will, except those that are modified by this addition.
- Make an appointment with your lawyer to draft or revise your will. Your lawyer will help you with the key information and details. Habitat for Humanity has sample wording available to assist you and your lawyer.
- Contact your local or the national Habitat for Humanity office to inform us of your gift to ensure we honor your gift intentions as you wish.
Print our flyer to take to your financial or legal advisor to discuss adding Habitat to your planned giving.
Download the flyer here - - > Putting Habitat in Your Will
Contact us to discuss legacy giving donation options
Amanda King, Impact Manager
king@midlandhabitat.org or 989-496-0900
This information is not intended as legal, accounting or other professional advice.
For assistance in charitable planning, consult an attorney for legal advice or obtain the services of another qualified professional.