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Welcome to National Make-a-Will Month! To begin creating yours, use our free resource to get started. Dismiss Menu Planned Giving Home Easy Gifts Wills and Living Trusts Beneficiary Designations Give From Your IRA Income Gifts Charitable Gift Annuities Charitable Remainder Trusts More Ways to Give Memorials and Tribute Gifts Real Estate Endowed Gifts Donor Advised Funds Charitable Lead Trusts Appreciated Securities Resources & More The 1961 Society WAMU Estate Gift Intention Form Gift Illustrator Your Planning Library Bequest Language Planning Toolkit Supporters Like You For Professional Advisors Contact UsYour Gift MattersYour Gift MattersMake a Big Impact With a Future Gift When you include WAMU in your estate plan, your generosity provides the award-winning programs you and so many others in our community—and beyond—rely on every day. Thank you for ensuring that WAMU can connect Washingtonians with each other and the world well into the future. Your Gift Matters Make a Big Impact With a Future Gift When you include WAMU in your estate plan, your generosity provides the award-winning programs you and so many others in our community—and beyond—rely on every day. Thank you for ensuring that WAMU can connect Washingtonians with each other and the world well into the future. Already included us in your estate plan? Let Us KnowThinking of giving through your IRA? Learn More You Decide How You Give. Start Here. Uncover the giving option that works best for your goals. Giving Amount Under $25,000 $25,000 to $99,999 $100,000 to $999,999 $1 million or more Under $25,000 The most popular options for a gift in this range: Gift of Cash Appreciated Securities Donor Advised Fund Gift in Your Will or Living Trust Charitable Gift Annuity Beneficiary Designations $25,000 to $99,999 The most popular options for a gift in this range: Gift of Cash Appreciated Securities Donor Advised Fund Gift in Your Will or Living Trust Charitable Gift Annuity Beneficiary Designations $100,000 to $999,999 The most popular options for a gift in this range: Appreciated Securities Gift in Your Will or Living Trust Beneficiary Designations Charitable Gift Annuity Outright Gift of Life Insurance Charitable Remainder Trust Charitable Lead Trust $1 million or more The most popular options for a gift in this range: Appreciated Securities Gift in Your Will or Living Trust Beneficiary Designations Charitable Remainder Trust Charitable Lead Trust Age Under 40 40-54 55-69 70+ Under 40 The best gift options for you: Gift of Cash Appreciated Securities Donor Advised Fund Gift in Your Will or Living Trust Beneficiary Designations 40-54 The best gift options for you: Gift of Cash Appreciated Securities Donor Advised Fund Gift in Your Will or Living Trust Beneficiary Designations 55-69 The best gift options for you: Appreciated Securities Gift in Your Will or Living Trust Charitable Gift Annuity Beneficiary Designations Real Estate Charitable Remainder Trust Charitable Lead Trust 70+ The best gift options for you: Appreciated Securities Gift in Your Will or Living Trust Charitable Gift Annuity Beneficiary Designations Smart Giving From Your IRA Outright Gift of Life Insurance Real Estate Charitable Remainder Trust Charitable Lead Trust Assets Cash Appreciated Securities Retirement Plan Assets Life Insurance Real Estate Donor Advised Funds Cash Most popular ways to give this asset: Gift of Cash Gift in Your Will or Living Trust Charitable Gift Annuity Donor Advised Fund Charitable Remainder Trust Charitable Lead Trust Appreciated Securities Most popular ways to give this asset: Appreciated Securities Gift in Your Will or Living Trust Charitable Gift Annuity Donor Advised Fund Charitable Remainder Trust Charitable Lead Trust Retirement Plan Assets Most popular ways to give this asset: Beneficiary Designations Smart Giving From Your IRA Charitable Remainder Trust Donor Advised Fund Life Insurance Most popular ways to give this asset: Outright Gift of Life Insurance Beneficiary Designations Real Estate Most popular ways to give this asset: Real Estate Gift in Your Will or Living Trust Charitable Gift Annuity Charitable Remainder Trust Charitable Lead TrustOur Top Resource This comprehensive estate planning kit will help you protect loved ones, organize everything in one place and save on taxes. Download My Kit Sample Language for Your Will Get the legal language to share with your attorney to make a gift in your will or living trust. Federal tax ID number: 53-0196549 Get Sample Language Your Gifts at Work With the help of our donors, WAMU provides programming to an audience of almost one million listeners. Impact Stories Join Our Legacy Society Make a gift for the future of WAMU and become a valued member of our legacy society. Join Now Supporters Like You Our donors make it all possible. Here are their stories. Meet Our Donors Calculate Your Benefits Get a personalized look at how different gifts can support your financial goals. Gift Illustrator 3 Must-Have Resources These free guides can help you secure the future for the people and causes you care about. Free Resources What’s New? Highest Rates in 16 Years: The Amazing Benefits of the Charitable Gift Annuity Personal Estate Planning Kit Bequest Language View All Articles Not Sure How to Begin? To get started, answer a few simple questions .Have a Question? Our planned giving team would be happy to speak with you in confidence, with no obligation. Contact Us Federal tax ID number: 53-0196549 Information contained herein was accurate at the time of posting. The information on this website is not intended as legal or tax advice. For such advice, please consult an attorney or tax advisor. Figures cited in any examples are for illustrative purposes only. References to tax rates include federal taxes only and are subject to change. State law may further impact your individual results. California residents: Annuities are subject to regulation by the State of California. Payments under such agreements, however, are not protected or otherwise guaranteed by any government agency or the California Life and Health Insurance Guarantee Association. 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