Legacy Society

Charitable bequests are made through a will, a legal document that specifies how an individual’s property is to be distributed after death. A bequest made through a will can provide tax benefits to the donor and their heirs as well as provide needed resources for Denver Jewish Day School’s mission.

A charitable bequest in your will is among the easiest and most impactful ways to contribute to our mission. Contact your tax advisor for more information on how a bequest may benefit you and your family.

Create a Will with LifeLegacy

A planned gift of life insurance is one of the largest gifts that our organization receives, often 200 to 300 times the size of annual gifts. With this in mind, we have recently partnered with LifeLegacy, which has developed a platform to transform life insurance into social good.

Through LifeLegacy’s platform, you can support our nonprofit’s mission in minutes by supplementing your current donations with a legacy life insurance policy to ensure your impact is felt for generations.

Give Life Insurance with LifeLegacy

A beneficiary designation gift is an easy way to make a planned gift to support Denver Jewish Day School. You can designate us as a beneficiary of a retirement, investment, bank account, or current life insurance policy. The process is very straightforward – most banks and financial institutions will provide you with a form to complete to indicate the beneficiary or beneficiaries and their respective percentages.

This form is specific to each financial institution so it will require you to reach out and request it. Once you receive this form you simply name Denver Jewish Day School as a beneficiary. We’ve made it easy to get started with a beneficiary designation with our preliminary form that gives you specific instructions and our tax identification number to include on the official beneficiary designation form from your bank or financial institution.

Similar to donating stocks or other assets, donating crypto directly to charity can save you on your capital gains tax and you can receive a federal income tax deduction for the full value of your crypto. Click here to begin donating cryptocurrency.

Give Cryptocurrency

Gifting stock can often be more beneficial to individuals than gifts of cash. You can use appreciated stocks, bonds, and/or mutual fund shares that you have held long-term to make a donation to Denver Jewish Day School instead of cash.

These gifts frequently help individuals avoid the tax liability on the appreciated value of the stocks, bonds, or securities. We can help facilitate gifts of this type between you, your broker, and our broker. Contact us for more information.

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Many donors today are using Donor Advised Funds to optimize their tax situation while still supporting their favorite charities. These funds are set up with large financial institutions or community foundations who act as the charitable sponsor.

Donors who direct gifts from these types of funds have a few options for the disbursement of any remaining funds upon their passing. One option is to designate the remaining balance of the fund to support Denver Jewish Day School.