Planned Giving – Leave a legacy
A Legacy for Future Generations
We all value access to healthy wildlife habitat and opportunities for our children to enjoy learning about the natural world. Your gift can ensure that Carpenter Nature Center is serving our community for generations to come.
The Thomas E. and Edna D. Carpenter Foundation (dba Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center, EIN# 23-7275337) can accept bequests, annuities, charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, living trusts, and gifts of non-cash assets (real estate, life insurance policies, securities). Please consult your tax advisor, financial consultant or lawyer to find out which option best supports your lifestyle and dreams.
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Simple bequest language: I (your full name), give, devise and bequeath to the “Thomas E. and Edna D. Carpenter Foundation”, a Minnesota charitable corporation located in Hastings, MN, the sum of $____ (or:___percent of the residue of my estate and/or personal proprety appropriately described) to be used for____ (or: to be used as its Board of Directors shall deem advisable to best promote the Thomas E. and Edna D. Carpenter Foundation’s objectives).