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Planned giving is an opportunity to make a significant difference in the lives of children within the context of your overall financial plan. We will assist you in making gift commitments that will enable you to realize significant tax and financial benefits.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Kansas is happy to accept gifts of cash; gifts of stocks, bonds and other marketable securities, tangible personal property and life insurance.
Whether you are a new donor or have been helping Make-A-Wish for years, we would be happy to help create a legacy plan that is good for you, your family, and our wish kids!
Bequest Gifts
Giving through your will is a very simple and important way to leave a legacy to the children of Kansas, and making a planned gift is a smart and practical addition to your estate planning.
You can ensure that wishes will continue to be fulfilled in the future by including a bequest to the Make-A-Wish Foundation in your will. The wording of your bequest can be as simple as:
"I bequest to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Kansas a gift of $______ or ______% of my estate."
Please remember to specify Make-A-Wish Foundation of Kansas if you wish your legacy to benefit our state's children. A bequest can also take the form of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, annuities, or real estate.
Create an Endowment Gift
Our chapter is proud of its legacy to have never turned away an eligible child because of funding limitations. An endowment gift creates investment income to fund one wish each year in perpetuity and gives you the opportunity to invest in hope for the children of the future while providing healing for children today.
There are several main categories of wishes. If you choose to endow a wish, you may select from the following types of wishes:
- Travel Wishes – Provides annual funding for a travel wish. Often children want to visit a place they've only dreamed of such as a tropical paradise or a foreign land. Travel wishes are very popular because they offer a critically ill child the opportunity to escape the hospital or a treatment schedule for a brief time, to explore new places and experiences, and to provide temporary respite for the whole family.
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Disney Wishes – Provides funding to send one child every year to Disneyland or Walt Disney World. It is no surprise that the magic of Disney appeals to nearly half of all the wish kids we serve each year. Elementary-school-aged children especially love the idea of kissing Mickey Mouse on the nose or meeting beloved princesses like Cinderella and Snow White. The entire family can leave the stresses of catastrophic illness behind for a wonderful week of fun and fantasy in "The Happiest Place on Earth".
- Celebrity or Gift Wishes – Provides funding for one child every year to meet a personal hero or receive a tangible gift. Many children wish for a gift like a new bedroom, a playhouse, a puppy, a drum set, a computer. Other children wish to meet a personal role model who has given them courage or inspiration through their challenging journey.
Other Types of Planned Gifts
As you are planning your estate or maximizing the performance of your financial portfolio, you may want to consider easy and rewarding ways to help the Make-A-Wish Foundation. If you are considering a trust, annuity or other form of planned gift, it is important to seek guidance from your own financial or legal advisors.
To learn more, please call our office at (316) 838-9474.
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