Channel your passion for hunger relief, and compassion for your neighbors, into a gift that impacts your community well beyond your lifetime. There is a gift vehicle to achieve your goals. Learn about planned giving options that can benefit you and help us build a future where no one goes hungry.
To create a legacy that expresses your desire to help your neighbors who are food insecure – even after your lifetime – you will want to carefully consider a number of important factors, including the assets to be used to fund the gift, the gift’s timing, effects on income-tax and financial planning, the impact on family members and friends, and the gift’s purpose. You can learn more about how your gift will be used here.
A legacy gift is best made with the counsel of your legal, tax or financial advisor. The information provided here is for illustrative purposes only and should not be considered investment, legal, accounting, tax or other professional advice.
Consider adding the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank as a beneficiary in your will. You may be able to add a simple addendum for a charitable bequest to an existing will.
Naming the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank as the beneficiary of your retirement plan assets, IRA, or insurance policy is a simple way to make a legacy gift and relieve a family member of the potential tax burden.
By establishing a “Transfer-on-Death” (TOD) or “Payable-on-Death” (POD) provision, you can transfer assets to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank without the expense of a will or trust.
Establish a “life income” legacy gift to create a fixed income stream for you and/or your beneficiary.
Create a charitable trust that generates an income stream for you or your beneficiaries.
If you want your future gift to be used for a specific program or purpose, it is wise to discuss your goals and our needs when you write your plans or update your will. Reach out to Karen at kratzlaff@brafb.org to initiate a conversation.
An unrestricted bequest is of special value because of the freedom it gives the Board of Directors to use your gift where it is most needed by the Food Bank at the time it arrives.
If your bequest is unrestricted, here’s how our bequest policy currently works:
Join The Will to End Hunger Society
Let us know if you make plans to benefit the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank with a gift in the future. We want to say “thank you,” now. You can learn more about the Will to End Hunger Society here.
Download the Statement of Gift Intention form and return it to us or contact Karen Ratzlaff, Chief Philanthropy Officer, at (540) 213-8404. All inquiries will be treated confidentially.
Legal Name: Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
Address (Headquarters): 96 Laurel Hill Road, P.O. Box 937, Verona, VA 24482
Tax ID: 52-1202644
