Smoky Mountain Memories, Forever
Your Planned Giving Guide
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Do you have questions or need more information? You can contact a Friends of the Smokies by email at Lauren@FriendsoftheSmokies.org. Your inquiry is always confidential.
How Legacy Giving Helps
Making Friends of the Smokies part of your future plans is a significant way that you can make a lasting impact to preserve and protect Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A long-term commitment to Friends of the Smokies not only ensures that our natural and cultural resources will be here for future generations, it can also provide financial benefits to you and your family. Discover the many ways you can help Friends of the Smokies while meeting your own financial goals.
Explore Your Goals & Benefits: Find Your Strategy
| YOUR GOAL | YOUR STRATEGY | POTENTIAL BENEFITS |
|---|---|---|
| Give beyond your lifetime and leave a legacy that supports Great Smoky Mountains National Park | Include Friends of the Smokies in your will or living trust | Know that you are leaving a lasting and meaningful legacy to sustain projects and programs in the Smokies. |
| Guarantee a reliable source of income for yourself, while supporting Friends of the Smokies | Establish a Charitable Remainder Trust or Charitable Gift Annuity | Receive income payments for a set period, knowing that the remaining balance supports the work and mission of Friends of the Smokies |
| Provide support to both Friends of the Smokies and the heirs to your estate | Consider a Charitable Lead Trust | Leave your estate to your designated beneficiaries after consistently providing gifts to Friends of the Smokies over a period of time. |
| Reduce your taxable income | Give gifts of appreciated securities or donate from your IRA | Reduce capital gains taxes upon transfer, or make a gift that may count towards your IRA’s Required Minimum Distribution but is not taxable income |
| Give a gift to support the Smokies that does not draw from your estate | Name Friends of the Smokies as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy that is not needed | Increase your ability to give a generous gift to support Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
| Support the Smokies, with flexibility | Make Friends of the Smokies a beneficiary of your Donor Advised Fund | Provide meaningful support to Friends of the Smokies in accordance with your current circumstances and financial goals |
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Be part of the Smokies Legacy
Estate Planning Essentials
Legal Name:
Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Employer Identification Number (EIN):
62-1564782
National and Mailing Address:
Friends of the Smokies
3099 Winfield Dunn Parkway
Kodak, TN 37764
LEGACY GIVING
Is Friends of the Smokies already in your will?
If you have made provisions for Friends of the Smokies in your will, trust, retirement account, or life insurance policy, we would love to hear about it. Use the button below to tell us about your plans by completing our Confidential Planned Giving Form.
Do you have questions or need more information? Contact Hannah Kincade by email at hannah@friendsofthesmokies.org. Your inquiry is always confidential.