Plan Your Gift
Some donors  - we call them Sponsors of Hope - carry the Betty Ford Center's message of hope and healing forward to future generations by making a planned gift. That is, a gift made through a will, trust, annuity, insurance policy, retirement plan or similar tools. Some planned gifts can provide you with retirement income or other personal benefits. Consider the following…
| Name the Center in your Will or Living Trust |
You will retain control of your assets and your heirs may experience tax benefits from your charitable gift. |
| Create a charitable trust. |
A Charitable Remainder Trust allows you to receive lifetime income and then will support the Center when it matures. A Charitable Lead Trust allows the Center to receive a steady stream of income during your life, then can go to your heirs when mature. |
| Buy a charitable gift annuity. |
The Betty Ford Center can offer charitable gift annuities that allow you to receive a steady income stream then make a gift to the Center when the annuity matures. Contact the Foundation staff for details and to see if gift annuities are available in your area. |
| Give a gift of life insurance. |
Your paid-in-full life insurance policy may be used to create a current gift to the Center. This gift can help your heirs save on income taxes. |
| Designate the Betty Ford Center as a beneficiary |
Designate the Betty Ford Center as a beneficiary of your retirement plan or 401(k). Your heirs may receive a tax benefit when you make a gift of these assets. |
| Make a gift of stock. |
You may save on capital gains taxes when you donate highly appreciate securities or use them to create a charitable remainder trust. |
| Donate real or personal property. |
Do you want to donate real or personal property? Contact the Foundation staff to discuss these gifts. |
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