300 Orlando Avenue
Nashville, Tennessee 37209
(615) 353-1133
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Legacy giving encompasses a variety of ways to make significant contributions to the Federation. Making a gift today allows you to see the results of your donation during your lifetime while your legacy gift continues to help protect Tennessee’s wildlife and wild places we all cherish for future generations.
What are Donor-Advised Funds?
Donor-advised funds, or charitable giving accounts, are a powerful way to provide much-needed funds to continue the fight to conserve the wildlife, water, and wild places of Tennessee. Gifts from donor-advised funds can make an incredible impact on the stability and scope of work that Tennessee Wildlife Federation pursues on a daily basis.
How to Give through Donor-Advised Funds
Simply contact your donor-advised funds’ account manager and initiate a gift in any amount to:
Tennessee Wildlife Federation
300 Orlando Avenue, Nashville, TN 37209
Federal Tax ID Number: 62-6047188
Why Donate Stock?
A gift of appreciated securities like stocks, bonds, and mutual funds will support our mission to lead the conservation, sound management, and wise use of Tennessee’s wildlife and great outdoors.
When you transfer ownership of securities to Tennessee Wildlife Federation, you will receive a charitable deduction for the full market value and incur no capital gains tax, subject to IRS deductible limitations.
How to Donate Stock
The process is simple. Provide your financial advisor or brokerage firm with the following information to make an electronic delivery through Depository Trust Company (DTC).
DTC Number: 0725
Account Name: Tennessee Wildlife Federation
Account Number: 29470632
We encourage you to alert us in advance with the details of your appreciated gift so we can properly acknowledge your donation. Electronic security transfers do not necessarily provide us with your information.
What is Planned Giving?
Planned giving is a simple and powerful way of leaving a generous donation that fully expresses your commitment to Tennessee’s wildlife, water, and wild places. These types of gifts are fulfilled after your life, so they cost you nothing now. Making a gift today allows you to see the results of your donation during your lifetime, while your legacy continues to protect Tennessee’s wildlife and wild places we all cherish for future generations.
How to Make Beneficiary Designations
You can designate Tennessee Wildlife Federation as the beneficiary of an Individual Retirement Account (IRA), Life Insurance Policy, Donor Advised Fund, or a simple checking/savings account. Please contact the financial institution that manages your account(s) to request a “Change of Beneficiary” form to add our name, Tax ID number, and the percentage or specific amount you wish to leave the Tennessee Wildlife Federation to use where the need is greatest.
Information for Beneficiary Designations
Name: Tennessee Wildlife Federation
Address: 300 Orlando Avenue, Nashville, TN 37209
Federal Tax ID Number: 62-6047188
How to Name a Beneficiary in Your Will or Trust
If you would like to name Tennessee Wildlife Federation as a charitable beneficiary of your will or trust, please consider sharing the following sample bequest language with your estate planner.
Residuary Bequest
I bequeath to Tennessee Wildlife Federation, 300 Orlando Avenue, Nashville, TN 37209, Federal Tax ID number 62-6047188 _____% of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, to be used for the general purposes of the organization.
Specific Bequest
I bequeath to Tennessee Wildlife Federation, 300 Orlando Avenue, Nashville, TN 37209, Federal Tax ID number 62-6047188 $_______, to be used for the general purposes of the organization.