Your Legacy
Supports Their Future
Planned Giving with ZERO TO THREE
Legacy gifts will help babies for generations to come, shaping their earliest years when it matters most.
Planned giving ensures your values live on. When you include ZERO TO THREE in your estate, you’re advancing our mission and supporting future generations. It’s a powerful way to create lasting change while supporting causes that matter deeply to you.
“I decided to make a planned gift to ZERO TO THREE. It is rewarding to know my lifelong commitment will continue ZERO TO THREE’s mission. I invite you to join me as a Legacy Circle member”.
Barbara Thompson
Create Your Legacy
Create Your Free Will
It’s easy to include a gift in your will or trust. You can create a will and legacy gift in 20 minutes using FreeWill, a secure, free, online tool.
Modify Existing Will
If you have a will, you can modify it by adding simple language to name ZERO TO THREE as a beneficiary.
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“I give ZERO TO THREE, a nonprofit corporation currently located at 2445 M Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20037 (EIN: 52-1105189) or its successor thereto, _____ [insert either (1) a dollar amount; (2) a percentage of estate; or (3) description of property] for its unrestricted use and purpose.”
Beneficiary Designations
Designate ZERO TO THREE as a beneficiary of an asset like IRAs, 401(k)s, pensions, certain bank and brokerage accounts, and life insurance policies. Our easy-to-use software will help guide you through the process.
Notify ZERO TO THREE of Your Planned Gift
If you’ve left a gift to ZERO TO THREE in your estate plan, thank you! Informing us will allow us to prepare for the future, maximizing your impact, and ensuring your intentions are carried out. Information is confidential. We respect your wishes if you prefer to remain anonymous in public.
“How our parents came to support ZERO TO THREE through an estate request is a short, but delightful story”.
The Three Children of Arthur and Carol Graham
We're Here to Help
Susan McCullough
Philanthropy Director
Have questions about your options?
We would be happy to talk through what’s right for you, confidentially and with no obligation.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (202) 857-2667
Mailing Address: ZERO TO THREE, 2445 M Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20037
Tax Smart Strategies
There are simple, easy ways to make gifts to ZERO TO THREE now that may help reduce your taxable income.
IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions
Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs), also known as IRA Charitable Rollovers, are the savviest way for individuals age 70½ or older to use their IRAs to maximize their charitable impact. Tax law allows you to use your required minimum distribution to support ZERO TO THREE, bypassing your gross income.
Advantages
- Supports ZERO TO THREE’s work for babies and families
- May keep you in a lower tax bracket
- More of your hard-earned savings avoid taxes while you help babies thrive
First Step: Contact your IRA manager to request a distribution be made directly to ZERO TO THREE. Request that your gift be identified with your name and address.
Gifts of Stock
Giving stocks, mutual funds or other securities directly to ZERO TO THREE is another way to advance the mission. You can transfer a stock gift directly from your account to ZERO TO THREE.
Advantages
- May reduce your capital gains taxes
- Does not take money out of your bank account
- Donors generally incur the greatest tax benefit when donating appreciated stock that has been held for more than a year
First Step: Contact Susan McCullough at (202) 857-2667 or [email protected] for information to give to your broker.
ZERO TO THREE encourages supporters to seek the advice of legal and financial advisors in matters relating to their gifts and the resulting tax and estate planning consequences.
Join the Legacy Circle
The Legacy Circle honors special individuals who have included ZERO TO THREE in their wills or other planned legacy gifts, helping babies for generations to come.
Through their forethought and generosity, they ensure the children’s needs are met in their earliest years, when it matters most, for generations to come.
We invite you to join this honorary group. Every planned gift makes a difference, helping babies thrive.
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- Anonymous (multiple)
- Adele S. Bernett *
- Dr. Kathy Barnard *
- Frederick Chambers *
- Elizabeth Frenette
- Linda I. Garrity, Ph.D. *
- Arthur and Carol Graham *
- Karin L. Larson *
- Matthew Melmed
- Susan McCullough
- Rebecca S. Shanok *
- Lynn Straus M.S. *
- Barbara Thompson
- Candace Winkler
* Deceased
If you’ve included ZERO TO THREE in your estate plans, we would be proud to recognize you as a member of our Legacy Circle. Please contact Susan McCullough at [email protected] or (202) 857-2667 to join or to receive information about how to make a planned gift.
Legal and Tax Information
Your generosity today will transform a child’s future tomorrow.
- Legal Name: ZERO TO THREE
- Federal tax ID number: 52-1105189
- Mailing Address: 2445 M Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20037
- Gift Acceptance Policy
- Privacy Policy: All donor information, including names, beneficiaries, gift amounts, estate sizes, etc., is kept strictly confidential by ZERO TO THREE and its authorized staff unless permission is obtained from the donor to release the information.
Be a Baby Champion.
We need your support now more than ever to ensure all babies have access to the quality care, services, and support they need to thrive.
