Planned Giving

Make a planned gift today to ensure our garden gates stay free and open for generations to come while accomplishing your personal, financial, and philanthropic goals.

You may decide if you wish to support the Arboretum generally or focus your support on a specific area or program.

The most useful type of gift is unrestricted, allowing the funds to be allocated where need is greatest. Alternatively, you may designate your gift be restricted to support an area or program that best reflects your interests. If restricting your bequest, please include contingency wording to ensure that an alternative use for the bequest may be determined should the specified purpose cease to need funds in the future.

How It Works

Direct that Jenkins be the beneficiary of your bank or investment account, or designate a gift in your will or revocable trust.

Estate planning is a thoughtful action that puts you one step closer to achieving your goals, taking care of yourself, and finding peace of mind. It’s also an opportunity to make a lasting impact that costs you nothing today. By leaving a gift to Jenkins in your will, you can create a legacy that will protect critical habitat and ensure the health of our organization both now and in the future.

Make a charitable bequest by allocating a portion of your estate in three ways:

1. A percentage of your total estate*;
2. A specific amount of cash; or
3. The remaining value of the estate after all other bequests have been paid.

* percentage giving tends to be the most popular option among donors

Benefit highlight: Reduce estate and death taxes, and retain control over your assets during your lifetime.

Sample Bequest Language

Full legal name: Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens

Address: 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, PA 19333

Tax ID number: 23-2726419

Unrestricted Bequest

I give and bequeath [ % of my assets OR the sum of $] to Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, a nonprofit organization at 631 Berwyn Baptist Rd, Devon, PA 19333, to be used for the Arboretum’s general purposes.

Restricted Bequest

I give and bequeath [ % of my assets OR the sum of $] to Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, a nonprofit organization at 631 Berwyn Baptist Rd, Devon, PA 19333, to be used for [PURPOSE].

If changed circumstances should make it impractical to administer the fund for the purpose designated, then Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens’ Executive Director may redesignate the purpose, provided the terms adhere as closely as possible to my original intent.

Designate Jenkins as a contingent beneficiary

If any or all of my heirs named herein under have predeceased me, I give and bequeath the portion of my estate reserved for that person or persons to Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, a nonprofit organization at 631 Berwyn Baptist Rd, Devon, PA 19333, to be used for Jenkins’ general purposes.

Planned Giving Notification Form

If you have made provisions for Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens in your will, trust, life insurance policy, or retirement plans, please complete the form below to aid Jenkins in seeing that your wishes are fulfilled as intended.

Those who make a planned gift are invited to join the Arboretum’s Legacy Society. Membership to our Legacy Society allows us to thank and recognize you for the plans you have made. Legacy Society members are honored at an annual brunch, typically held in October. Public membership is not required; we respect all requests to remain anonymous.

Questions? Please contact giving@jenkinsarboretum.org.

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Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens staff is unable to provide legal advice. If you are considering a planned gift, please consult your estate attorney or tax preparer to determine the best way to realize your philanthropic and financial goals.