There is no greater commitment to nature than to ensure its care after you’re gone. Whatever legacy you create during your lifetime can continue, in your name, in perpetuity with a bequest to the Tennessee Chapter through the Sierra Club Foundation.
Gifts In Your Will or Trust:
Bequests provide tremendous tax benefits because they are wholly deductible from an individual’s estate. Bequest intentions may be included at the time a new will is drawn, or added to an existing will through a simple codicil. See below for sample language to share with your financial planner. If you have made a bequest intention to the Sierra Club Foundation, please let us know so we can ensure the bequest goes to the chapter. Providing us with documentation is the best way to ensure that your wishes are honored. Please note that if you do not specify the “Tennessee Chapter” in your bequest, the chapter will not receive the funds.
Request Language Templates:
THE SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION – Deductible for estate tax purposes
Tax ID: 94-6069890
Language for charitable projects of the Sierra Club’s Tennessee Chapter:
“I give _____________(amount or percentage/description) to The Sierra Club Foundation, a California nonprofit corporation, currently located at 2101 Webster Street, Suite 1300, Oakland, CA 94612, (Attention: Director of Gift Planning), to be used to support the charitable activities of the Sierra Club's Tennessee Chapter. In the event that the Tennessee Chapter (or its successor) ceases to exist as a Sierra Club entity, then the Board of Trustees of The Sierra Club Foundation shall be authorized to administer the funds to support other charitable conservation activities in Tennessee.”
* Note: If you do not specify the Tennessee Chapter in your bequest, the chapter will not receive the bequest funds.
You can also make a bequest to our political work, but this is not tax deductible. The language for this type of bequest is as follows:
SIERRA CLUB – Not deductible for estate tax purposes
Tax ID: 94-1153307
Language for Sierra Club’s Tennessee Chapter:
“I give _____________(amount or percentage/description) to Sierra Club, a California nonprofit corporation, currently located at P.O. Box 113, Powell TN 37849 ), to be used to support the activities of Sierra Club’s Tennessee Chapter. In the event that the Tennessee Chapter (or its successor) ceases to exist as a Sierra Club entity, then the Board of Directors of Sierra Club shall be authorized to administer the funds to support other Sierra Club conservation activities in Tennessee.”
* Note: If you do not specify the Tennessee Chapter in your bequest, the chapter will not receive the bequest funds.
Contact:
If you have named the Sierra Club Tennessee Chapter as a beneficiary or would like more information about bequests, reach out to our staff:
Gift Planning Department
Phone: (800) 932-4270
Email: gift.planning@sierraclub.org
The Tennessee Chapter and the Sierra Club Foundation do not offer legal, tax, or financial planning advice. You are encouraged to consult your own legal counsel, tax advisor, and/or financial planner.