LEGACY CIRCLE
Impact Your Community...Create Your Legacy
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Including West Valley Community Services in your estate plan enables you to make the most of your personal philanthropic objectives by supporting something you care about. Through a legacy gift, you can expect to gain some or all of the following benefits:
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Allow your personal values to make a lasting impact on the community
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Inspire others to join in your commitment
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Participate in special programs for Circle of Giving Society members
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Gain valuable tax benefits
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Help West Valley Community Services continue to fight hunger and homelessness
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There are many ways to create a legacy gift. A few examples of legacy gifts are:
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A gift in memory of a loved one
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Retirement funds
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Real estate or other property
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Cash donation
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Securities
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Bequest in a will or trust (you may choose to name West Valley Community Services as a beneficiary in your will)
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Life insurance (you can name West Valley Community Services as one of your beneficiaries or give a policy to West Valley Community Services and deduct the premium payments)
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Your legacy gift has the power to change the future of our community and will ensure that West Valley Community Services can continue to fight hunger and homelessness for many years to come.
For more information, contact Kohinoor Chakravarty, Chief Development and Communications Officer, at (408) 366-6096 or email kohinoorc@wvcommunityservices.org. You can also complete the interest form below and we will contact you:
"We believe in the mission and work of the charitable organizations we are actively supporting during our lifetime and want to leave a significant donation to be used after we are gone to help ensure the continued good work of these organizations.
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We have chosen West Valley Community Services as a charity for our legacy gifts because of the important work it does in our community in meeting needs like hunger and homelessness. WVCS needs this type of community support for its long-term viability."
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- Dorothy and Darryl Stow