Impact that lasts for generations

Planned Giving

A hopeful future is shaped by those bold enough to believe a better world is possible. Your gift to the Arbor Day Foundation supports crucial tree-planting projects and reforestation efforts that deliver layers of good during your lifetime and many lifetimes after.

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Designate Arbor Day Foundation as a Beneficiary

Name Arbor Day Foundation as a beneficiary of an asset, such as lRAs, 401(k)s, life insurance policies, and certain bank and brokerage accounts.

Plan your beneficiaries

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Create Your Will

Use the free online tool from our partners at FreeWill to create your will and leave a gift to Arbor Day Foundation.

Create your will

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Record an Existing Legacy Gift

If you’ve already designated Arbor Day Foundation as a beneficiary of your estate, please let us know so we can recognize your commitment!

Record your gift

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Discuss Your Planned Gift With Our Team

Discuss options for including Arbor Day Foundation in your estate plans by connecting with our team.

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Your Will

Remember the planet in your will

Choose how you want to include the Arbor Day Foundation in your will.

Special Bequest: Allows you to discern exactly what you want to leave; a great tool for gifting a specific dollar amount or asset/piece of real estate
Residuary Bequest: Allows you to designate all or a specific portion of the remainder of your estate to an organization
Contingent Bequest: Allows a gift to be fulfilled if certain conditions are met (e.g., if your primary beneficiary does not survive you, you can select a contingent beneficiary)

Designate a Beneficiary

Leave your mark by leaving the remaining funds in your retirement account to the Arbor Day Foundation through two different types of beneficiary designations.

Primary Beneficiary: Allows you to name the Arbor Day Foundation as the beneficiary of either a stated percentage or the entire amount of a retirement asset
Contingent Beneficiary: Allows you to name the Arbor Day Foundation as the beneficiary of either a stated percentage or the entire amount of a retirement asset, given that the primary beneficiaries do not survive you

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Charitable Remainder Trust

This option allows your heirs to receive income for their lifetime(s). After that point, the remainder in the trust or annuity is distributed to the Arbor Day Foundation, which will use the funds to plant trees where they’ll do the most good. A qualified financial advisor can talk you through this option and help you set it up.

Make your life a gift to the planet

Including the Arbor Day Foundation in your will or as a beneficiary means your impact will endure, creating a better tomorrow for your loved ones and their loved ones. Use the following tax-identification and address, as well as recommended language in your will:

“I give [Amount, Property, Percentage, Residue] to tax-exempt Arbor Day Foundation, located in Lincoln, NE, for the purpose of supporting the Arbor Day Foundation’s mission to inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees.”

Tax Id: 23-7169265
Address: Arbor Day Foundation, P.O. Box 80208, Lincoln, NE 68501

Plant trees

A better world is calling

Robust forests. Vibrant ecosystems. Thriving wildlife. Flourishing communities. You have the power to do a lifetime of good that will last for lifetimes. We’ll help you connect your present to the future.

Submit this form and our team will reach out to discuss your planned giving options.