How to Leave a Legacy with Peace Winds America

A planned gift—sometimes called a legacy gift—is a deeply meaningful way to support Peace Winds America’s humanitarian work for years to come. You may choose to include Peace Winds America in your will, trust, or beneficiary designations as part of your estate planning. Planned gifts cost nothing today and can have a lasting impact.

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What Is a Planned (Legacy) Gift? ~ A planned gift is a charitable contribution arranged now and fulfilled in the future, most often through:

• A will or revocable living trust
• A beneficiary designation on a retirement account (IRA, 401(k)), life insurance policy, or bank account

How to Make a Planned Gift to Peace Winds America

1. Consult Your Attorney or Advisor ~ Work with your estate planning attorney or financial advisor to ensure your plans comply with the laws of your state.

2.  Our Legal Information

• Legal Name: Peace Winds America

• Federal Tax ID/EIN: 26-3744952
• State of Incorporation: Washington State
• Mailing Address: 1717 Pennsylvania Ave, Suite 1025, Washington, DC 20006

3. Choose the Type of Gift ~ You may leave:

• A specific dollar amount
• A percentage of your estate
• All or part of the remainder (residuary gift)
• A beneficiary designation on an account

4. Include Bequest Language ~  You may use language like the following (your attorney can tailor this as needed):

• Unrestricted Gift – We will use this for the areas of greatest need, which allows us to respond nimbly and effectively to new emergencies and crises.
  • I give to Peace Winds America, a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the State of Washington (Federal tax ID/EIN: 26-3744952), the sum of $____ (or ___% of my estate) for its general charitable purposes.
• Purpose-Restricted Gift – You can also designate the gift for a specific Peace Winds activity.
  • I give to Peace Winds America, a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the State of Washington (Federal tax ID/EIN: 26-3744952), the sum of $____ (or ___% of my estate) to support [xxx program or purpose].
• For purpose-restricted gifts, we also recommend that your attorney include a provision such as the following to give Peace Winds America sufficient flexibility to do good with your gift should it no longer be possible for us to use it as you originally intended.
  • If, in the judgment of the Board of Directors of Peace Winds America, it shall become impossible for Peace Winds America to use this bequest to accomplish the specific purpose of this bequest, Peace Winds may use the principal and income of the gift for such purpose(s) as the Board determines is closely related to the spirit and intent of my bequest.

5. Let Us Know (Optional) ~  Notifying us of your planned gift allows us to:

• • Ensure we have accurate information
  • Thank you appropriately
  • Honor your intentions
  • **This notification is optional and non-binding.

Examples of Purpose-Restricted Gifts to Peace Winds America

While unrestricted gifts give us the flexibility to meet the most pressing needs of the moment, you can also specify a purpose that you wish us to support with your gift, including the work that Peace Winds America does jointly with its international partners in Japan, Korea, and elsewhere. Some examples include:

• Disaster responses in the United States, in Japan, or in Asia
• Support for refugee communities
• Animal care in Japan (Peace Wanko dog rescue, Peace Nyanko cat rescue, etc.)