Legacies for Life

Niagara Lutheran's Planned Giving Program

Legacies for Life is a special program that recognizes and honors generous individuals who have decided to provide a planned, "legacy" gift through provisions made in a will, trust, or insurance policy. Planned gifts assure the future for Niagara Lutheran's mission of service, and they enable benefactors to help others for generations to come. Legacies for Life benefactors know that their gifts will have great importance for those who cannot provide for themselves.

A bequest (transfer of property by will) to the Niagara Lutheran Health Foundation is one of the easiest ways of perpetuating your support for the role we play in the lives of the elderly and infirm. You may stipulate whether the bequest is for general support or for a specific purpose. A bequest may also be made in honor or memory of another individual. Bequests to the Niagara Lutheran Health Foundation may include cash, securities, life insurance, IRAs, annuities, trusts, real estate, works of art, or other personal property. When making a will, you should obtain the advice of an attorney, and if you already have a will, a bequest may be added as a codicil, without rewriting your entire will. We will be pleased to work with you to design a gift specifically tailored to your wishes.

The following are suggested forms for various types of bequests:

(a) "I bequeath the sum of $_____ to The Niagara Lutheran Health Foundation, Buffalo, NY, 14208 to be used or disposed of as its Board of Trustees, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate."

(b) "I bequeath to The Niagara Lutheran Health Foundation, Buffalo, NY, 14208 to be used or disposed of as its Board of Trustees, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate."

(c) "I devise all of my right, title and interest in and to the real estate located at (DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY) to The Niagara Lutheran Health Foundation, Buffalo, NY, 14208 to be used or disposed of as its Board of Trustees, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate."

(d) "I devise and bequeath (all/or _____%) of the remainder of my property to The Niagara Lutheran Health Foundation, Buffalo, NY, 14208 to be used or disposed of as its Board of Trustees, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate."

(e) "If my husband/wife does not survive me, I bequeath the sum of $_____ to The Niagara Lutheran Health Foundation, Buffalo, NY, 14208 to be used or disposed of as its Board of Trustees, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate."

Click here for a list of Legacies for Life benefactors.

For more information, contact:

Niagara Lutheran Health Foundation
64 Hager Street
Buffalo, NY 14208

Please call or e-mail us at:
Phone: (716) 886-4377
Fax: (716) 886-0036
E-mail: foundation@niagaralutheran.org