Wildlands Trust’s
Hathaway Legacy Partners

Leave a Legacy for the Land You Love

 
Wooden fence along a path over beach dunes to the ocean
 

By making a legacy (planned) gift, you are ensuring that Wildlands Trust can continue critical work to protect the lands and vistas you care about for generations to come.

A planned gift of any size is a perfect way to perpetuate your values and love for the environment. Your gift will help preserve the character and beauty of Southeastern Massachusetts now and forever: farms, vulnerable habitats, coasts, ponds, forests, and fields.

The Hathaway Legacy Partners honors those who include Wildlands Trust in their estate plans, regardless of the size of the gift. A bequest is the most popular and easiest way to give a lasting gift. Naming Wildlands Trust a beneficiary of your retirement account or life insurance policy is also an easy way to support Wildlands’ work without changing your will.

  • Beneficiary designation gifts pass directly to Wildlands Trust without going through the probate process

  • You can name Wildlands Trust as a beneficiary of all or a specified percentage of your IRA, 401(k), 403(b) or other retirement plan.

  • Because Wildlands is tax-exempt, assets from the retirement account can be withdrawn without probate and without having to pay income taxes on the withdrawal. Individuals who inherit retirement plan assets are usually required to pay income tax on them, so these are often considered among the best assets to leave to charity.

Making a legacy gift has immediate and far reaching benefits for you.

As a Hathaway Legacy Partners member, you receive:

  • An invitation to our annual luncheon with Wildlands’ President and Chairman of the Board to hear about our future conservation plans in Southeastern Massachusetts

  • Recognition with your name on a plaque in our Conservation Barn

  • The ability to explore all tax benefits incorporated into legacy giving

  • And most importantly, you will be leaving a lasting legacy—preserving beautiful landscapes in Southeastern Massachusetts for generations to enjoy!

For more information about these legacy (planned) gift options and more,
please download the pdf below.

To get started today and discuss your intentions,
fill out the form below or contact:

Sue Chamberlain
Donor Relations Manager
schamberlain@wildlandstrust.org
774-343-5121 x114