Legacy gifts, large and small, to the Foundation help our Library remain strong, and promote the love of reading and joy of learning.
Your gift enhances Salem Public Library Foundation programs and efforts for future generations.
Your gift enhances Salem Public Library Foundation programs and efforts for future generations.
Leave a Legacy
You can leave lasting support for the Library, and the people of Salem, by designating the Salem Public Library Foundation as a beneficiary in your will, retirement account, life insurance policy, or other estate plan. Ask your attorney, or accountant, about the potential tax benefits (for you and your family of including charitable organizations in your will or trust.
The language of a bequest is important, but it does not need to be complex. If you would like to include the Foundation, here is an example: “I hereby give and bequeath____________ (a specific gift or a percentage of the residue of my estate) to the Salem Public Library Foundation whose legal address is PO Box 325, Salem Oregon 97308, tax ID 93-0799658, for such purposes as the Salem Public Library Foundation shall determine are in the best interest of Salem Public Library.”
We hope you will consider including the Foundation in your estate plans.
You can leave lasting support for the Library, and the people of Salem, by designating the Salem Public Library Foundation as a beneficiary in your will, retirement account, life insurance policy, or other estate plan. Ask your attorney, or accountant, about the potential tax benefits (for you and your family of including charitable organizations in your will or trust.
The language of a bequest is important, but it does not need to be complex. If you would like to include the Foundation, here is an example: “I hereby give and bequeath____________ (a specific gift or a percentage of the residue of my estate) to the Salem Public Library Foundation whose legal address is PO Box 325, Salem Oregon 97308, tax ID 93-0799658, for such purposes as the Salem Public Library Foundation shall determine are in the best interest of Salem Public Library.”
We hope you will consider including the Foundation in your estate plans.