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Everyone Has a Legacy: What will you leave for future generations?

This year marks Judith Sandalow’s 25th anniversary as Children’s Law Center’s CEO. To recognize her exceptional leadership and ensure Children’s Law Center will endure in perpetuity, we are focusing on reinvigorating our legacy society with a new name: the Future Generations Circle.

The Future Generations Circle builds on Judith’s work to provide a sustainable future for Children’s Law Center and the thousands of children and families whose lives it transforms.

To honor Judith’s 25th anniversary, we aim to secure 25 new commitments to the Future Generations Circle this year.

By making a planned gift, you can create a lasting legacy that will impact DC’s children and families long into the future. Not only can planned giving maximize your philanthropy, it will help to sustain Children’s Law Center’s work for the next generation – impacting thousands of children we haven’t even met yet.

Join Our Future Generations Circle

Our Future Generations Circle honors and recognizes those who have named Children’s Law Center in their wills, trusts or estate plans and informed the Center of that commitment.

Special thanks to our Future Generations Circle members who will impact DC’s children and families for generations to come:

  • Diana and Stephen Goldberg
  • Benjamin Gitterman
  • The Honorable Gladys Kessler (Ret.) 
  • Evan Miller and Nancy Hedin 
  • Judith Sandalow 
  • Page and Howard Smith 
  • Melissa Wiley 
All Future Generations Circle members receive lifetime benefits, including:
  • Priority invitations to events throughout the year
  • Special receptions for Future Generations Circle members
  • Recognition in online promotions and Children’s Law Center publications (if desired)

Making A Future Generations Gift

Your gift shouldn’t just fit our needs – it should also work for your personal, financial and philanthropic goals.

Legacy giving, often called planned giving, comes in many forms. Commitments to the Future Generations Circle can include:

To become a member of our Future Generations Circle or explore what your planned gift could be, please contact Pam Shilling at 202-467-4900 ext. 590 or pshilling@childrenslawcenter.org.

Please note that Children’s Law Center does not dispense legal or tax advice. We encourage you to discuss any of the options provided below with an attorney, certified public accountant or other qualified financial consultant.

Bequest

Your will can include gifts in the form of: Cash, stocks, bonds, real estate or personal property. Your bequest designated to Children’s Law Center can be specified in your will, trust or estate plan as a specific amount, a percentage of what you will give or the amount remaining once you’ve paid your other bequests.

Sample Language for Your Will: 

“I give to the Children’s Law Center, Inc. , a District of Columbia nonprofit corporation, headquartered in Washington, DC, the sum of $_______ (or___% of my estate, or the property described herein) to be used for _________________ (specify the purpose, like unrestricted funds, a specific program, etc.).” 

Children’s Law Center’s Tax ID Number:  52-1961588 

Our Legal Name: Children’s Law Center, Inc.

Retirement Savings 

If you are interested in using your retirement savings to support Children’s Law Center, you can consider one of the following options:

  • You can name Children’s Law Center as a beneficiary of your retirement fund – all or just a percentage.
  • If you’ve reached the age where you need to take required minimum distributions (RMDs) from your IRA, you can donate that money to Children’s Law Center as a Qualified Charitable Distribution, which will be excluded from your taxable income.

Either can be arranged by contacting the administrator who oversees your retirement plan.

Retained Life Estate 

If you deed a house or seasonal home to Children’s Law Center you and/or your spouse retain the right to live in the house for the remainder of your life. You receive an immediate income tax deduction for the gift. Children’s Law Center will most likely sell the property when you or your spouse no longer need it. Be sure to work closely with your real estate advisor, accountant, attorney and Children’s Law Center to establish your future gift.