Defenders of Wildlife - Planned Giving
Gift and Estate Planning
Protecting our legacy…and yours.
2010 Federal Estate and Gift Tax Update. Read More.
For more than 60 years, America’s wildlife has benefited from the generosity of our members, many of whom have included bequests -- large and small -- to Defenders in their wills, trusts, or other estate plans.
We've created this easy-to-understand website to help you learn more about charitable bequests and life income gifts that can meet your own personal goals and charitable interests. To get started, simply click on the Legacy Planner icon or choose a specific topic from the menu on the left side of this screen.
Please watch Ed Asner’s video message to see how bequests and other gifts are ensuring a more secure future for wolves, polar bears, sea otters, and other wildlife species that are counting on us all.
Your planned gift is your legacy – and their best chance for survival.
If you're not sure on how to proceed, try our Legacy Planner™. This planner helps you design your own gift plan – it's interactive and fun to use!
Tip of the Day
The balance remaining in your retirement plan after your death is subject not only to federal estate tax, but also to income tax – and, if you name a grandchild as beneficiary, to the generation-skipping tax. The result can be that only 20 to 25 cents on the dollar may be left for your family.
