Legacy Giving
With legacy gift planning, you can achieve your financial and personal goals while helping the Alliance for the Great Lakes protect the future of nearly 20% of the world’s fresh water – and the people, flora, and fauna who rely on these amazing waters.
The Alliance for the Great Lakes’ decades of success are enabled by our fiscal strength. When our donors choose to make world-changing gifts for the Great Lakes, it creates a generational impact for years to come.
When you’re a humanitarian at heart, philanthropy is an important part of your mission. Estate gifts continue your legacy, your mark on the world, and provide a significant impact on the future of our organization and the communities it serves. Regardless of the size of your estate, your legacy multiplies impact by giving a meaningful gift to the Alliance.
Including the Alliance for the Great Lakes in your estate plans pairs the benefits of a gift to charity with a powerful statement about your love for the Great Lakes and commitment to keeping their waters safe and clean for all who depend on them. It allows us to fulfill our mission – to protect, conserve, and restore the Great Lakes, ensuring healthy water in the lakes and in our communities for all generations of people and wildlife. Planned gifts build the foundation for the future of the Alliance for the Great Lakes and the protection of our most precious resource: the fresh, clean, and natural waters of the Great Lakes.
Ways to make your gift go further with the Alliance for the Great Lakes
- Wills and Trusts: Include language in your will or trust to leave a portion of your estate to the Alliance for the Great Lakes
- Beneficiary Designations: Name the Alliance for the Great Lakes as a beneficiary to receive assets such as retirement plans and life insurance policies.
- Qualified Charitable Distributions: If you are over age 70½, you may make a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) from an IRA as a distribution to the Alliance for the Great Lakes.
For questions on how to leave a gift to the Alliance for the Great Lakes in your will, trust, or other estate plan, or to let us know you have already included the Alliance in your plans, contact Matt Altstiel, Vice President for Development, at (312) 445-9737 or maltstiel@greatlakes.org. We encourage you to contact a financial advisor and/or attorney for recommendations for your specific situation.
Information to help you complete your estate plans
Legal Name
Bequests and other forms of planned / estate gifts should be designated to: Alliance for the Great Lakes
Tax ID Number
The Alliance’s Tax Identification Number is: 23-7104524
Legal Address
150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 750
Chicago, IL 60601
Sample Bequest Language
“I give, devise and bequeath to the Alliance for the Great Lakes, a non-profit organization (Tax ID #23-7104524), with a principal business address of 150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 750, Chicago IL 60601, the sum of ______ Dollars ($______ ) – OR – ______% of my residuary estate for its unrestricted general use and purposes.”
Intended Use of Gift
If you would like to designate your gift for a specific purpose, please contact Vice President of Development, Matt Altstiel at maltstiel@greatlakes.org or call 312.863.6283 with any questions.