Your Legacy for Conservation
You can make a difference!
LOOKING OUT FOR TOMORROW, WITH A PLANNED GIFT TODAY
For conservation to stand the test of time, we need to connect people from all walks of life to the special places in Virginia–and you can make that happen.
Planning your estate is an important way to provide for your loved ones. It is also a great way to achieve your philanthropic goals, and to ensure that the natural world and places you cherish remain and thrive for generations to come.
Perhaps you would like to help LTV in a more significant way but feel you cannot make a substantial gift today. When you leave a gift through your will to the Land Trust of Virginia, your vision for the future lives on. Your contribution will help ensure that farms are conserved, wildlife habitats stay intact, and the young people of Virginia put down their tablets or phones and connect to the natural world in meaningful ways.
LTV Board Member Steffanie Burgevin created the Land Trust of Virginia Legacy Giving Fund, to provide the support needed to ensure that the Land Trust’s protected lands will be protected forever.
Like Steffanie, you can make a greater impact that goes beyond this lifetime. A gift through your will or trust ensures the future protection of the places you love and creates a lasting legacy of conservation.
There are many options and types of planned gifts for you to consider, here are just a few:
Bequests: Leave Land Trust of Virginia a gift through your will or revocable living trust.
- Example language to donate via your Will:
“I hereby give to the Land Trust of Virginia a nonprofit located in Middleburg, Virginia, with a physical address of 119 The Plains Road, Suite 200, Middleburg VA 20117, and a mailing address of PO Box 14, Middleburg, VA 20118, and with a tax identification number of 54-1601471, the sum of __________ dollars [or describe other gifts or assets] for its general purposes and the use at the discretion of Land Trust of Virginia’s Trust’s Board of Directors.”
Name Land Trust of Virginia as a beneficiary: Designate the Land Trust of Virginia as a beneficiary of your bank account, retirement or pension plan, or life insurance policy.
Appreciated Assets: Donate securities (i.e. stock), personal property, real estate, and insurance policies.
Talk to your legal or financial adviser to learn more about the ways in which you can include the Land Trust of Virginia in your estate plans.
If you would like to make a charitable bequest, name the Land Trust of Virginia as a beneficiary, or donate appreciated assets, please contact Sally Price, Executive Director, with your inquiries. She can be reached by phone at (540)-687-8441 or by email at sally@landtrustva.org for confidential discussions related to planned giving options.
