Planned Gifts - Leave a Forever Legacy

Do you want to make a difference and help continue the mission of Lutheran Family Services (LFS) even after you're gone? Then you may want to consider including LFS in your estate plans.

Planned Giving is often thought of as a specific type of charitable gift. There are many types of planned gifts, many of which provide income tax savings to the donor and their heirs, and ultimately a gift to LFS. Gift planning is a process and set of tools to enable you to give at the greatest charitable potential to organizations and causes even beyond your lifetime. It is also known as Deferred Giving, and Estate Planning.

The purpose of gift planning is to simultaneously help donors achieve their philanthropic and financial goals while helping charitable organizations fulfill their charitable mission.

The most common and easy way to arrange a planned gift is a bequest in your Will. A Will is perhaps the easiest and most effective means to ensure that you provide for your family, and that your assets are distributed as you wish.

If you choose to make a gift through your Will to LFS, the following language will be helpful to you and your attorney:

"I/We give, devise and bequeath ___% of my Estate [or $___] to Lutheran Family Services of Colorado."

A gift to LFS through your Will has several advantages.

  • Charitable gifts made through your Will are 100% tax deductible for Estate tax purposes.
  • A charitable gift may place your Estate in a lower tax bracket.
  • Once you notify LFS of your gift intention, you qualify for membership in our LFS Legacy Society.

Legacy Society Brochure Legacy Society Brochure (3113 KB)

To discuss how planned giving may help you provide for your family and LFS, please contact:

Rev. Bob Kuehner
Director of Major & Planned Gifts
800.579.9496 or 303.217.5838
bob.kuehner@lfsco.org