The Yakima Greenway Endowment was established to take care of the Greenway tomorrow and forever. Unlike membership dues which provide for maintenance of the Greenway today, funds raised by the Endowment are held for the future of the Greenway.

The Endowment has 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service, so gifts can be planned to maximize savings of your income, gift, and estate taxes. Planned gifts include present gifts that fund the Endowment now and deferred gifts that are committed now but not available until some time in the future.

The Greenway is happy to work with your financial advisor and/or attorney to provide necessary information and paperwork for your gift.

Ways To Give

Outright Gifts
A donation of cash or property. The gift may be completed in a single transaction or pledged to be paid over a period of time.

Bequests
You may make a provision in your will for a portion of your estate to go to the Yakima Greenway Endowment. Bequests can be made in the form of money, property, or charitable remainder trusts with contingencies for survivors.

Real Estate
Gifts of real estate may be made outright or included in a charitable remainder trust as a retained life estate or a bargain sale.

Life Insurance
Your gift of life insurance offers a way to make a substantial gift with a comparatively small cash outlay.

Charitable Gift Annuities
A contract between the donor and the Greenway which allows the donor to contribute cash or other property to the Greenway in exchange for a specified amount paid to the donor at stated intervals for life.

Charitable Remainder Unitrusts and Annuity Trusts
Provide a fixed annual income to the donor. Assets remaining at the time of the donor's death are transferred to the Yakima Greenway Endowment.

Next Generation Fund
Life-long giving at an affordable level to assure the Greenway's future. "Purchase shares" at $25 each in your own name or as a gift for another. Donors receive stock certificates indicating the shares they "own" and a certificate when the total investment reaches indentified levels. This is an endowment you don't have "to die for!"

If you'd like more information about the Greenway Endowment, contact the Yakima Greenway office.