Create a Meaningful Legacy through Planned Giving
Leaving a gift to United Way provides you with the opportunity to leave a legacy by helping future generations across Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington.
What is Planned Giving?
Planned giving refers to any major gift made as part of a donor’s overall financial and/or estate planning while living or after death. These gifts can include equity, life insurance, real estate, personal property, or cash.
Continuing your tradition of giving with a planned gift is an extraordinary demonstration of your generosity and commitment to your local community. When you make a planned gift, you not only address the current issues impacting our community but also ensure their ongoing resolution in the future. A planned gift to United Way KFL&A continues to make an impact beyond your lifetime, ensuring that your generosity benefits future generations. Create a lasting legacy with a cause that is close to your heart.
How you can leave a lasting legacy
Bequest
Where there is a will, there is a way…
Making a bequest in your will is one of the easiest ways you can establish your legacy.
Designate a specific gift or a portion of your estate to the United Way Eternity Fund, and your estate will receive an official tax receipt.
Life Insurance
Life insurance provides an affordable option to make an extraordinary gift to your community. You can transfer ownership of a new or existing policy, or make United Way a full or partial beneficiary of a policy you continue to own.
You will receive a charitable donation receipt for future premiums paid and the cash surrender value.
Retirement Plans
You can designate United Way as a beneficiary of your RRSPs or RRIFs, or even a TFSA. Your gift qualifies for an official tax receipt and can offset tax payable on other assets of your estate.
We’re Here to Help
We’d be pleased to meet with you or your professional advisor to discuss your gift and how you can make a lasting impact for generations to come. Your gift will ensure that your tradition of caring continues – both today and in the future – in this wonderful community we call home.
"The United Way gives us the opportunity to make a lasting and meaningful contribution to our community. Through a bequest to the Eternity Fund we can ensure that the many essential services supported by United Way will be delivered in the future."
Invest in the future of your community
After you have considered your loved ones, please consider including United Way KFL&A in your will. Let United Way help you achieve your philanthropic goals for today and future generations. By leaving a gift in your will, you can transform lives by supporting local programs that have the greatest measurable impact in our communities. Your gift will leave a powerful legacy of hope, reflecting your values and vision for the future.
Click here to find suggested language to use when drawing up your will. We strongly recommend you consult your professional advisors if you are considering including United Way in your estate plans.
If you would like to discuss your bequest, please contact us to ensure your intentions are honoured.
Contact us to request more information or contact the United Way Office at 613-542-2674 or at endowment@unitedwaykfla.ca
Moving people from Poverty to Possibility
Income from the Eternity Fund directly supports emergency assistance programs to help people in poverty. This allows for investment in intervention and support of vulnerable people by providing support programs, while protecting the capital in the endowment fund.
Poverty is an issue that affects many members of our community and will continue to have an impact for the foreseeable future. Through your legacy gift to the Eternity Fund, United Way will continue to help the most vulnerable in your community now and well into the future.
Access to Healthy Food
Helping community members access fresh, affordable produce through food box and meal programs.
Dental Assistance
Emergency access to dental assistance for people on low-income
Operation Warm Feet
Providing access to warm boots for children of low-income families