Planned Giving: Create a Legacy
By making a planned gift, you can support Catholics for Choice today — and build a future of reproductive freedom for generations to come.
Whether you are Catholic, formerly Catholic, or a co-conspirator, the bishops’ dangerous religious overreach impacts everyone. Your planned gift can counter right-wing Catholic extremism for decades to come.
For 50 years, Catholics for Choice has encountered, educated, and emboldened the majority of Catholics and people of faith who support abortion access. We know the well-funded, religious, anti-choice movement spent 50 years working to overturn Roe v. Wade, and the fight for reproductive rights, health, and justice is far from over. At this critical time in our movement, Catholics for Choice is needed now more than ever.
Looking to make a lasting impact? Interested in achieving tax relief? Want to preserve your assets for the next generation? Planned gifts serve as a powerful present-day commitment to the long-term future of Catholics for Choice. Tell the church hierarchy and their right-wing Catholic allies that pro-choice Catholics are not going anywhere by making a planned gift today.
Ways to Create a Legacy that Honors Pro-Choice Catholicism
There are many planned giving options, but the best option for you will depend on your circumstances. We encourage you to speak with your attorney or financial planner to determine what makes the most sense for you and your family.
Catholics for Choice accepts many different kinds of planned gifts, including the following:
Include Catholics for Choice in your will.
Charitable bequests are simple, flexible and can offer benefits of tax relief. You don’t have to rewrite your will: You can easily add Catholics for Choice to your existing will through an appendix or codicil. The language in your will might read as follows:
I give to Catholics for Choice, a nonprofit organization located in Washington, D.C., [EIN # 52-1154418], [insert a description of your bequest — including a percentage of the estate, cash amount, or exact asset to be devised — and indicate whether the bequest is for unrestricted or specific purposes].
Designate Catholics for Choice as a beneficiary in your retirement plan.
Retirement plans are a highly taxed asset when transferred to heirs. Naming Catholics for Choice as a beneficiary will pass your assets tax-free to Catholics for Choice, allowing you to fulfill your charitable objectives and preserve more of your estate’s value for your heirs.
Give the gift of a fully paid life insurance policy.
Your heirs may no longer need the benefits of your life insurance plan, and you can achieve a significant tax deduction by designating Catholics for Choice as both the owner and beneficiary of your policy.
Whether you’ve already made a planned gift or you’re just beginning to explore the possibilities, we are here to answer any questions you have.
You can also let us know at donate@catholicsforchoice.org.
If we are already in your plans, thank you.
Let us know at the form or email above so we can honor your generosity and commitment.