Including Ray of Hope Advocacy Center, Inc. in your legacy giving ensures that your philanthropic goals make a lasting impact. If you’re interested in making a transformative gift, please talk with your financial advisor about these giving opportunities.
Why make a planned gift to Ray of Hope?
- Planned gifts continue the charitable interests of donors beyond their lifetime.
- Planned gifts can be made directly to a charity like Ray of Hope.
- Planned gifts can sometimes allow donors to make a larger impact.
- Planned giving ensures your intentions are met.
- Planned giving means you’ve made the tough choices, so your family doesn’t have to.
- Planned giving means the causes you love are a lasting priority.
What is planned giving?
- Planned or legacy giving is how we describe donations usually made after death.
- Gifts are planned by a donor in estate documents like a will or trust, through beneficiary designations in life insurance policies or retirement assets like a 401K or IRA.
How can I make a planned gift?
- Talk to your financial advisor, attorney, or life insurance agent about including charities in your will or trust or as the beneficiary of a retirement asset.
- The Bartlesville Community Foundation can help you think about your options before visiting with your attorney or other planning professional.
- Talking to the right professional means that everything you love can be included in your planning — family and charity.
How can I make my planned gift intentions known?
- Please let us know if you’re including Ray of Hope in your planned giving by completing this Declaration of Future Intent.
- Donors who make a planned gift to Ray of Hope Advocacy Center, Inc. will be recognized as members of the Legacy of Hope Society.
Ray of Hope Advocacy Center, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, Tax I.D. #41-2101423. If you’d like to talk more about how your planned giving can make a lasting impact at Ray of Hope, call Rhonda Hudson, Executive Director, at 918.337.6177 or email Rhonda@RayOfHopeAC.org.