Planned Giving
Support The Family Through Planned Giving
Thanks for considering supporting The Family through planned giving. With your planned gift of support, God will continue to use The Family to provide Hope, Strength, and Encouragement ® to thousands each day!
No matter what your age or wealth, deciding how to gift your assets is one of the most important decisions you will make in your lifetime.
Your will, the document that specifies your wishes, allows you to make gifts to your family and friends as well as to the charitable organizations you wish to support. Including The Family Radio Network, Inc. in your will may allow you to make a more significant contribution than is possible during your lifetime — with the added peace of mind that comes from knowing your estate dollars will have maximum impact in helping The Family help families in Wisconsin to build healthy relationships with God and one another.
Through a will or estate plan, you may leave a specific dollar amount, all or a percentage of your residuary estate, or specific assets such as marketable securities.
You may also create a testamentary charitable remainder trust in your will, which provides life income to a loved one before the principal reverts to The Family Radio Network, Inc. Remembering a charitable organization can significantly save on estate taxes. An outright legacy gift to The Family Radio Network, Inc. will pass free of estate taxes and will count as a deduction when calculating your taxable estate.
Remembering The Family Radio Network, Inc. in your will or estate plan is deeply appreciated.
An unrestricted legacy gift permits The Family Radio Network, Inc. to strategically direct your gift where it’s most needed. While needs change, The Family Radio Network, Inc. is committed to providing the best contemporary Christian music and family programming that will benefit generations to come. Will you partner with us?
You may make a remember The Family Radio Network, Inc. by preparing a new will or adding a codicil to your existing will.
To assure that your specific intentions are carried out, wills and codicils should be prepared by, or with the advice of, your attorney. Should you decide to remember The Family Radio Network, Inc., please let us know so we may include you in our Legacy Society and, with your permission, include your name in future Endowment Fund listings.
To learn more about planned giving, please contact The Family Radio Network, Inc.’s Donor and Community Relations at 800-236-9364. Please fill out the Legacy Gift Notification Form.
You can also download our Planned Giving Brochure.
Suggested Language:
- Bequest of cash
- “I bequeath the sum of $__________ to The Family Radio Network, Inc., federal tax identification number 39-1280969, 1909 W. Second Street, Appleton WI 54914.”
- Bequest of a percentage of the estate
- “I devise and bequeath ____% of the remainder and residue of property owned at my death, whether real or personal, and wherever located to The Family Radio Network, Inc., federal tax identification number 39-1280969, 1909 W. Second Street, Appleton WI 54914.”
- Contingent Bequest
- “If my brother John Doe survives me, I devise and bequeath ______% of the remainder and residue of property owned at my death, whether real or personal, and wherever located to John Doe. If John Doe does not survive me, then I devise and bequeath _____% of my residuary estate, whether real or personal property, and wherever located to The Family Radio Network, Inc., federal tax identification number 39-1280969, 1909 W. Second Street, Appleton WI 54914.”
Legal Designation
The Family Radio Network, Inc. is a 501 (c) 3 Our legal name: The Family Radio Network, Inc.
Our physical address: 1909 W. Second Street, Appleton WI 54914
Our tax ID number: 39-1280969
Your attorney may want to use the following language: “I give, devise, and bequeath to The Family Radio Network, Inc., federal tax identification number 39-1280969, 1909 W. Second Street, Appleton WI 54914 the sum of $________________ (or describe the real or personal property or portion of the estate) to be used for its general purposes.”