Build WC&S's Future

Insuring the Future for The Women’s Center & Shelter

Gifts of life insurance can help you substantially increase the impact of your gift to the Women’s Center & Shelter while at the same time offer you significant tax savings.  And your gift will provide critical support for the Women’s Center & Shelter’s mission to end intimate partner violence in the lives of women and their children.  

Check your life insurance policies and compare your coverage with your current needs.  Then review your financial and estate planning goals and consider using life insurance to make a gift to the Women’s Center & Shelter.  

Planning a Life Insurance Gift to the Women’s Center & Shelter

Work with your professional advisors to determine the best way to utilize life insurance in making a charitable gift:

• Give an Existing Policy
  Change the owner and beneficiary of an existing policy to the Women’s Center & Shelter – you’ll qualify for an immediate income tax deduction and reduce your estate taxes.  If you are still paying premiums, you can deduct future premium payments as well.
• Give an New Policy
  Make a tax-deductible gift to the Women’s Center & Shelter for the purchase of a new insurance policy.  The Women’s Center & Shelter will be applicant, owner and beneficiary of the policy.
• Designate the Women’s Center &  Shelter as Beneficiary
  Name the Women’s Center & Shelter as primary, secondary or contingent beneficiary for all or part of the proceeds of your life insurance policy and save on estate taxes.

Life insurance provides tremendous flexibility for including a charitable gift as part of your long range financial and estate planning goals.  Please consult with your professional advisor before making any final decisions about making a gift to the Women’s Center & Shelter.  The staff of the Women’s Center & Shelter will be happy to work with you and your advisors on arranging your gift.

Your gift will help ensure that the Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh will be able to help women and children find the sanctuary and services they need to remain violence-free – today and in the future.

Please write, call or email:
Barbara Nicholas
Development Director
Women's Center & Shelter
412-687-8017 ext. 331
nicholasb@wcspittsburgh.org

Please note that the suggested language supplied here does not constitute legal advice and is not to be construed as legal advice in any manner.  Please consult your attorney concerning the best way for you to provide for Women's Center and Shelter in your estate plan.