Leave a Legacy of Liberty
Protect Your Charitable Intent For Life and Beyond
Your legacy deserves more than good intentions. DonorsTrust ensures your giving continues exactly as you designed it, long after you’re gone.
Your Intent, Protected
Our late founding president Whitney Ball devoted her career to the protection of donor intent — a principle that lives on through the Whitney Ball Legacy Society, ensuring your giving continues exactly as you designed it.
Hear From a Member
“Donor intent is a big problem. As time marches on, boards of directors of foundations change—the purpose changes—and next thing you know, what you thought you were giving money to, you’re giving money to something that supports just the opposite. DonorsTrust is a big help there.”
—Bill Walton, Legacy Society Member
How can you be sure that your legacy lives on?
DonorsTrust pledges to carry out Legacy Society members’ intent by supporting charities they name and holding successor-advisors accountable to their stated wishes. We also monitor the charities listed in your legacy plans to ensure they continue to operate in line with your intentions. Compared to traditional legacy giving directly to charities from your estate, DonorsTrust’s Legacy Society offers a layer of protection to ensure your wishes are respected.
DonorsTrust’s philanthropic advisors will guide you through the process of establishing clear legacy plans. Drawing on decades of experience, our team of experts can help you articulate your charitable goals and wishes and develop a comprehensive Donor Intent Statement that will guide DonorsTrust as we carry out and protect your charitable intent.
Legacy Society members may be existing DonorsTrust account holders with clear and stated plans for their legacy giving or philanthropists who open a bequest account by naming DonorsTrust as a charitable beneficiary in their estate plans.
Let’s Start the Conversation
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