Leave your mark on Gahanna!
Planned Giving at Gahanna Parks and Recreation Foundation
What Will Your Legacy Be?
Planned giving (also called legacy giving) is a meaningful way to support the future of parks, trails, programs, and community spaces that will enrich Gahanna for generations to come. These thoughtful gifts are arranged during your lifetime and realized in the future — often as part of estate planning — and can provide lasting benefits to both you, your family, and the community.
Whether you want to support children’s programs and scholarships, aquatics programming, preserve natural green spaces, enrich the parks and playgrounds, enhance trail systems, or strengthen community events, a planned gift helps ensure that the Foundation’s work is sustained long into the future.
Why Planned Giving Matters
Planned gifts empower you to leave a legacy that reflects your values and commitment to Gahanna’s vibrant parks and recreation offerings. Unlike annual donations, legacy gifts often make a larger impact, and many offer tax advantages for you and your heirs as part of thoughtful estate planning.
Whether you choose a simple bequest or a more structured gift, your support helps the Foundation plan for the long-term — sustaining programs and projects that benefit families, visitors, and neighbors for decades.
Ways You Can Give
Here are some of the most common planned giving options. Each provides a way to support the Foundation’s mission while potentially offering financial benefits for you or your loved ones:
Bequests in Your Will or Trust
Include the Gahanna Parks and Recreation Foundation as a beneficiary in your will or living trust. This is one of the simplest and most common ways to make a legacy gift and allows you flexibility to adjust your plans over time.
Life Insurance Gifts
You can designate the Foundation as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy, or transfer ownership of an existing policy. This allows you to make a significant gift with minimal current cost.
Charitable Remainder Trusts & Other Planned Gifts
There are additional options, such as charitable remainder trusts or pooled income funds, which can offer income and tax advantages while benefiting Gahanna parks in the long term.
Retirement Account Beneficiary Designation
Name the Foundation as a beneficiary of your IRA, 401(k), or other retirement account. This method can help reduce income and estate taxes and ensures your retirement assets make a lasting impact.
Charitable Gift Annuities
A charitable gift annuity lets you make a gift now in exchange for fixed income for life, with the remainder supporting the Foundation after your lifetime.
Recognition
Long-term and monthly donors will be recognized in a mutually agreed upon manner.
How to Get Started
We’re honored that you’re considering including the Gahanna Parks and Recreation Foundation in your long-term plans, we’d love to talk with you. We can answer questions, share examples, and help you explore options that align with your personal goals and the legacy you want to create.
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Thank You
Thank you for considering a planned gift to the Gahanna Parks and Recreation Foundation. Your generosity ensures that future generations will enjoy the vibrant parks, recreational opportunities, and community spaces that make Gahanna a wonderful place to live, work, and play.
All inquiries are completely confidential and without obligation. This information is provided for general purposes only; we recommend that donors consult with their financial, legal, or tax advisors before making any planned gifts.