Estate and gift planning through the Boston Foundation is an excellent way to establish your charitable legacy. We offer many avenues to incorporate charitable giving into your estate planning, and we can help you decide which type of gift is right for you.
A philanthropic legacy is about lasting impact. What difference do you want to make in the world? Are there issues you care about personally? Groups of people you want to help? Injustices you'd like to correct? Do you believe in the power of systemic change, getting at the root cause of an issue? Or would you prefer for your funds to go to direct relief? There is so much opportunity for change in the world. We can help you decide where your funds will have the greatest impact and how you can help to bring about the change you most want to see in the world.
At the heart of everything the Boston Foundation has done over the last 100-plus years is its endowment, the Fund for Boston's Future. Established through bequests left by hundreds of forward-thinking Bostonians since 1917, this essential fund fuels the Foundation's work and provides resources that have sparked positive change and enabled new ideas. It supports innovative work in the arts, education, health, housing, workforce development and every other important area of community life.
Within the Fund for Boston's Future, planned and legacy gifts can also establish a Field of Interest Fund that goes to support an issue you care passionately about, such as education or the arts.
Let's start with a conversation. There is any number of ways to begin or expand on planning your legacy. For example….
SUPPORT GREATER BOSTON through an unrestricted named fund within the Fund for Boston's Future. The assets will be used to support the Foundation's grant making, with organizations and initiatives that are meeting the most critical needs of the day.
SUPPORT YOUR FAVORITE CAUSES by establishing a Field of Interest Fund. The income will benefit fields of interest you choose, such as education, social services, arts or others.
SUPPORT YOUR FAVORITE ORGANIZATION(S) through a Designated Fund that makes grants to the organizations you specify.
CONVERT YOUR DONOR ADVISED FUND to a legacy fund within the Fund for Boston's Future.
No one knows what challenges lie decades ahead, but we do know that the Boston Foundation will be there, adapting to the times and leading the way in partnership with other foundations, nonprofits and government and you underwritten by the Fund for Boston's Future.
