As The Thirteen enters its second decade of innovative music making, now is a great time to help us ensure our future. Arranging a planned gift supports the future of The Thirteen’s transfiguring performances, outreach activities, and recordings.
By remembering The Thirteen in your estate plans, such as through a bequest in your will and/or designating The Thirteen as a beneficiary or contingent beneficiary of a life insurance policy or retirement plan, you can join the Encore Circle to continue your support of excellence and innovation in music for future generations. As a part of the Encore Society, you can help preserve The Thirteen’s ability to offer unparalleled musical experiences for years to come.
It is easy to designate The Thirteen as a beneficiary of your estate. Life income gifts, like charitable gift annuities, may provide you with added financial benefits. Often these gifts allow you to make a larger charitable gift than you thought possible. We encourage you to work closely with your financial advisors to determine the most advantageous estate plan for you, but here are some possible ways to make a difference in the music The Thirteen makes after you are gone:
Estate Gift: One way to make a planned gift is a charitable bequest, a gift made through your estate. By naming The Thirteen as a beneficiary in your will, you can leave a specific dollar amount or a percentage of your estate. If you are considering making a charitable bequest through your Will or Living Trust, some sample wording is provided [below/on the reverse]
Gift from Retirement Plan: Adding The Thirteen as a contingent or final beneficiary of your retirement plan funds can be as simple as filling out a change-of-beneficiary form. It could mean a large gift for The Thirteen, without affecting your family's financial security. Assets in a retirement account, especially an IRA, are vulnerable to heavy taxation if you leave them to an individual other than your spouse.
Gift from Life Insurance: Life insurance is a way to make a larger gift to The Thirteen than you might otherwise be able to afford. This is often a simpler matter than adding The Thirteen to your will and can be achieved by simply changing your beneficiary form, available from your insurance agent. Sometimes giving doesn’t require great sacrifice: if you have a life insurance policy but no longer need it for its original purpose, consider gifting it to The Thirteen.
Other: You can also donate stock, real estate, or personal property (please contact us ahead of time if you plan to donate real estate or personal property).
For more information about including The Thirteen in your estate plans, or if you have already provided for The Thirteen in them, please contact us via info@thethirteenchoir.org.
The Thirteen gratefully accepts unrestricted gifts. We accept designated gifts to our Innovation Fund or to our Endowment. If you have a specific purpose in mind for your gift, please contact us. When possible, The Thirteen greatly appreciates Legacy gifts to our Endowment at a level that will yield income sufficient to ensure that your generous annual gifts continue in perpetuity.
Encore Circle Members
Heidi Byrnes
Charles Cerf & Cynthia Dunbar
J. Penny Clark
Suzanne Clark
Sherman & Maureen Katz
Dr. Patricia Stocker
SAMPLE BEQUEST LANGUAGE
Unrestricted Specific Bequest
I give to The Thirteen, a Washington, D.C. non-profit organization, tax identification #46-3738034, located at P.O. Box 32065, Washington, D.C. 20007, the sum of (dollar amount) for its general purposes.
Unrestricted Percentage Bequest
I give to The Thirteen, a Washington, D.C. non-profit organization, tax identification #46-3738034, located at P.O. Box 32065, Washington, D.C. 20007, ___ % of the rest and residue of my estate for its general purposes.
Unrestricted Residual Bequest
I give, bequeath and devise the rest and residue of my estate to The Thirteen, a Washington, D.C. non-profit organization, tax identification #46-3738034, located at P.O. Box 32065, Washington, D.C. 20007, for its general purposes.
Designated Use Bequest for The Thirteen’s Innovation Fund
I give to The Thirteen, a Washington, D.C. non-profit organization, tax identification #46-3738034, located at P.O. Box 32065, Washington, D.C. 20007, the sum of (dollar amount) designated for The Thirteen’s Innovation Fund.
Designated Bequest for The Thirteen’s Endowment
I give to The Thirteen, a Washington, D.C. non-profit organization, tax identification #46-3738034, located at P.O. Box 32065, Washington, D.C. 20007, the sum of (dollar amount) designated for its general endowment fund.
Note: For larger amounts, it may be possible to endow a specific position or project. Please contact us directly at info@thethirteenchoir.org.