On June 7, 2023, at the Gordon Jewish Community Center, our community celebrated the achievements of the LIFE & LEGACY™ program, by honoring the donors who are ensuring the future of Jewish Nashville. A list of LIFE & LEGACY™ donors appears in the centerfold of this edition of the Observer.
During six years participating in the program, 14 organizations in the Nashville Jewish community have obtained 841 letters of intent with an estimated value of $25.6 million. About 73% of donors have already formalized their gifts by updating their wills or completing a beneficiary form for a life insurance policy or a 401(k) plan, designating their chosen organizations as beneficiaries. By the end of our sixth year, the participating organizations had already received $743,336 from donors.
The LIFE & LEGACY™ program was created by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation (HGF) to support Jewish organizations across North America through partnerships with local Jewish Federations and Foundations to promote after-lifetime giving. After-lifetime giving allows donors to use their money during the donor’s lifetime while confirming they will leave a gift to the organizations of their choice.
As Nashville enters our seventh year in the LIFE & LEGACY™ program the volunteers for each participating organization will continue having conversations with potential donors about the benefits of this program. Donors participate for a variety of personal reasons but the common thread is that they want to ensure the future of the Nashville Jewish community.
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