Planned Giving
Making a planned gift to Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King County will have an impact that will be felt for generations to come, while also offering financial flexibility and tax benefits for you and your loved ones.
You can give a gift of any amount, there is no minimum amount required, and you can change your beneficiaries at any time. We hope you’ll join us in extending a hand up to families and individuals to a better, brighter future through homeownership.
We accept a wide variety of gifts including cash, real estate, life insurance, retirement plan designations, and securities. Here are some examples of planned gifts that would make a significant impact on the hardworking families we are honored to partner with.
Planned Gifts Include
- Bequest by Will
- Life Insurance
- Retirement Assets
- Savings Bonds
- Donor Advised Funds
- Gift of Real Estate
- Gifts of Publicly-Traded Stock or Closely-Held Business Interests
- Charitable Remainder Trust
- Charitable Lead Trust
- Charitable Gift Annuity
Make Habitat for Humanity Seattle – King & Kittitas Counties a Beneficiary in your Will
Legacy Society
We hope you will consider joining the Legacy Society. The Legacy Society members are a group of dedicated supporters who have made a financial commitment to provide an opportunity to build a better region through impactful giving. Your support helps to turn the dream of affordable homeownership into a reality for hard-working families for years to come.
Membership Benefits
Membership is easy. No immediate donation is necessary. You simply need to name Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King County as a beneficiary in your will, trust, insurance policy, donor advised fund, or foundation. You can make your gift anonymous or with your permission, we can publicly acknowledge your commitment.
We hope you will consider including Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King County as part of your legacy. Your foresight will help create lasting solutions that will forever impact deserving families in our region.
Membership Benefits
- Annual Report
- Customized updates on our programs
- Invitations to Legacy Society events, including an exclusive VIP reception at our annual Beyond the Build Luncheon
- Updates from Habitat families and program staff
- Invitations to join us on Global Build trips
- An opportunity to share your story with others who care about affordable housing as much as you do
When making or updating your will, please consider a gift to Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King County. An estate-planning attorney can assist you in adding the following paragraph to your will:
I hereby give, devise and bequeath $_________ or __________% of my estate to Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King County to be used for its general purposes, a nonprofit located at 500 Naches Ave. SW, Ste. 200, Renton, WA 98057 – Federal Tax ID #91-1342397.
If you have included a bequest for Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King County in your estate plan, please contact us to let us know. We would like to thank you and recognize you for your gift.
Essential Resources
These guides can help you secure the future for the people and causes you care about.
Questions?
To find out more about building Habitat Seattle-King County into your legacy plans, contact Amy Farrier, Chief Development Officer at Habitat Seattle-King County.