Legacy Giving and Bequests
Planned giving
What’s your legacy?
Mendocino County is a place that once you’ve visited, you never forget. The beauty and quaintness and the rural and rugged character inspire a desire to preserve it. Conserve the character of Mendocino County by naming Mendocino Land Trust in your estate plans. By doing so, you will help ensure this legacy continues for generations to come. The MLT has free-to-use tools to help in this process. There are links below.
Several charitable giving options are available that allow you to make a gift with long-term impact. Your personal circumstances will dictate the best way for you to make a lasting impact with your donation.
Bequests and planned giving are the best ways to ensure the future of conservation in Mendocino County. They create a legacy far beyond the life of a property owner and allow conservation of areas all over Mendocino County. These gifts are an investment in the future of our local natural resources. Your contribution can come in many forms ranging from money to securities, property, and land.
When compared to a traditional cash gift planned gifts might provide greater income tax benefits, or current income, or estate tax benefits. We encourage you to talk with your attorney, financial planner, or tax specialist before deciding on a course of action.
bequests
Some of our supporters have chosen to leave their property or a portion of their estate to the Land Trust in their will. We are touched and honored when these gifts make their way to us. Sometimes, supporters inform us of their intentions and sometimes we find out about these gifts only after the supporter has passed. Either way, we are deeply appreciative and work hard to honor the giver’s legacy.
If you are interested in a bequest or planned gift benefiting Mendocino Land Trust, we would be honored to work with you and your advisors to carry out your wishes. Please email admin@mendocinolandtrust.org or call 707-962-0470.
Free Tools
MLT uses FreeWill—a 3rd party will-writing and estate planning platform to assist donors in creating their giving legacy. This online will-writing resource is free, it is legal in all 50 states, and it takes less than 30 minutes to use. FreeWill helps create your legal will and legacy gift at no immediate cost.
Similarly, FreeWill offers free tools to create a revocable living trust and designate beneficiaries for non-probate assets (assets that you pass on outside of your will, which typically include IRAs, 401(k)s, pensions, annuities, certain bank and brokerage accounts, and life insurance policies).
Once you have created your giving legacy, please let us know of your generous gift here.
Whatever form your support takes, we thank you and assure you that MLT is dedicated to being a prudent steward of the resources placed in our care.
