Leaving a Legacy of Care

Many Americans are reluctant to plan ahead for the time when they will leave behind their assets to others.  Yet, you have an opportunity to leave a lasting legacy that speaks about what you believe to be important and about what you hope to see accomplished during generations to come.

Planned giving provides a tool for making meaningful final statements about what you hold to be most dear. Whether providing for the care of a loved one or contributing to a favorite charity, your planned gifts speak on our behalf long after the reading of your last will and testament.

Many of our closest friends have expressed a desire to leave special gifts to the Treatment Advocacy Center so that our vital work will continue in the years and decades to come.  This online brochure explains some common ways that planned gifts can be made.   This information is very general in nature.  You should consult your attorney, your financial planner, and your tax advisors so that you can draw up an estate plan that is specific to your own needs and interests.

WILLS:  One way to leave a legacy of care is to remember the Treatment Advocacy Center in your will. Here is sample language you can take to your attorney who is drafting your will:

 I give to the Treatment Advocacy Center, whose address is at 200 North Glebe Road, #730 Arlington, Virginia 22203,  ___________ [INSERT EITHER DOLLAR AMOUNT OR PERCENTAGE OF ASSETS]  in full support of its mission.

CHARITABLE TRUSTS:  Another way to give to the Treatment Advocacy Center is through a trust created during your lifetime. A charitable remainder trust allows you to designate income for certain beneficiaries for life or for a given number of years and then to leave the remainder to the Treatment Advocacy Center.  A charitable lead trust allow you to distribute income to the Treatment t Advocacy Center during your lifetime so that you can reduce estate taxes and preserve a greater portion of your estate for your beneficiaries.

RETIREMENT PLANS:  IRAs, 401(k)s, and other retirement plans may make up a large portion of your estate.  When left to heirs these assets may be subject to estate and income taxes.  Naming the Treatment Advocacy Center as the beneficiary of some or all of your plan assets may reduce or eliminate these taxes.

LIFE INSURANCE:  Life insurance is another asset that a person may use to support a favorite charity especially when the policy no longer serves its original purpose.

MEMORIAL GIFTS:  Many people today request that survivors send charitable gifts in lieu of flowers.  When making such a request on behalf of the Treatment Advocacy Center, please ask that persons designate who is being honored and to whom notice of such gift should be sent.  Memorial gifts should be sent to: 

Treatment Advocacy Center
200 North Glebe Rd.  # 730
Arlington, VA  22203

Please e-mail us at DonorRelations@TreatemntAdvocacyCener.org if you have any questions or if you desire help in locating a qualified attorney or financial advisor to assist in these matters.