Help us reach the day when all children have access to a quality education by supporting Teach For America.
Legacy Giving
There are many ways to leave a lasting impact on the movement for educational equity and excellence. When you make a gift through your estate, you are often able to make a bigger impact than you ever thought possible. Teach For America’s legacy gift planning options include retirement plan assets, life insurance policies, bequests, and trusts. Please read our gift planning options below, or download our estate planning guide to learn more about your options.
One simple way to leave a legacy at Teach For America is to include our organization in your will. If you do not yet have a will, consider creating one online with our partner, FreeWill. FreeWill is a free tool that guides you through the process of creating a legal will online or documenting your wishes to review and finalize with an attorney near you.
Once you have arranged a gift, please let us know. We would be honored to have the opportunity to thank you. We would also like to make sure we can fulfill your wishes, while respecting your confidentiality.
If you have any additional questions we didn’t answer here, email Amy Blais Malloy or call (917) 836-2001.
Include a bequest provision to “Teach For America, Inc.” in your will or revocable trust.
How It Works
You can provide a future gift to Teach for America by including a bequest provision in your will or revocable trust. Teach For America will receive your gift upon your passing based on the specifications included in the provision.
Several types of bequests are possible:
- Specific: A certain dollar amount or a particular asset. “The sum of $20,000” or “100 shares of ABC stock.”
- Residual: Once other assets have been distributed. “Fifty percent of the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate.”
- Contingent: Only under certain conditions. “In the event my spouse does not survive me.”
Benefits
- The assets remain in your control during your lifetime.
- You can modify the bequest if your circumstances change.
- The value of your bequest should be fully deductible for estate tax purposes.
Sample language to include Teach For America in your will can be found on pg. 7 of our estate planning guide. If you have any additional questions about your bequest, please email Amy Blais Malloy or call (917) 836-2001.
Name “Teach For America, Inc.” as the beneficiary of your retirement plan.
How It Works
You can name Teach For America, Inc. as the beneficiary of the remainder of your IRA, 401(k), or other qualified retirement account. The plan's balance will be available for Teach For America’s use when the assets held in the account are transferred.
Benefits
- You should pay no income or estate tax on the property remaining in your retirement account when it passes to Teach For America.
- You may continue to take withdrawals from the account during your lifetime.
If you have any questions about retirement assets, please email Amy Blais Malloy or call (917) 836-2001.
Fund a gift to “Teach For America, Inc.” using a policy insuring your life.
How It Works
You can make a future gift to Teach For America by naming "Teach For America, Inc." as the owner and beneficiary of a policy insuring your life. To make a gift of life insurance, you make annual gifts in the amount of Teach For America's premium payments. Once the policy matures, the proceeds are paid to Teach For America and used to help fund our programs.
Benefits
- Allows you to make a substantial gift, while the cost to you—your premiums—is relatively small.
- The gifts offsetting Teach For America’s premium payment should be fully deductible for gift tax purposes. You should receive an income tax deduction for the full value of such gifts—subject to certain limitations based on yearly income.
If you have any questions about making a future gift to Teach For America by using a policy insuring your life, please email Amy Blais Malloy or call (917) 836-2001.
Make a major gift to Teach For America by naming “Teach For America, Inc.” as the beneficiary of a trust.
How It Works
By setting up a trust and naming Teach For America as the beneficiary, you make a lasting gift to Teach For America while also creating benefits for you and/or your heirs.
There are several kinds of specialized trusts for which Teach For America can be named as the beneficiary, including Charitable Remainder Unitrusts, Charitable Remainder Annuity Trusts, and Charitable Lead Trusts. Teach For America may also be named as an alternative beneficiary of a trust primarily for the benefit of family members or other individuals, to receive the trust property only in the event that the primary beneficiaries are no longer living.
For more information about making a gift to Teach For America through a trust, including the benefits of different types of trusts, please work with your own legal counsel and/or accountant and contact us to arrange the terms of the gift.
Please note that we are unable to serve as a trustee.
If you have any questions about trusts, please email Amy Blais Malloy or call (917) 836-2001.
Refer to the following info as needed for initiating any of the legacy giving options above.
- Official Name: Teach For America, Inc.
- State of Incorporation: Connecticut
- Principal Place of Business: 25 Broadway, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10004