Be Safe

Computer use can be monitored and is impossible to completely clear. If you are afraid your internet and/or computer usage might be monitored, please use a safer computer, call your local hotline, and/or call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1−800−799−SAFE (7233) or TTY 1−800−787−3224

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Make a Legacy Gift

Your gift will help the National Domestic Violence Hotline to remain the vital link to safety. Your gift can be used in its entirety to support current services, or it can be endowed in your name with the principal amount protected in perpetuity. If you would like to discuss your gift personally, or would like more information, please contact our Development office, by phone at 512-794-1133, or by mail at P.O. Box 161810, Austin, TX 78716.

Estate gifts offer excellent tax benefits to benefactors:

Bequests: Name the National Domestic Violence Hotline as a beneficiary in a new or revised will—or add a codicil to an existing will.

Charitable remainder trust: Benefits you today and protects domestic violence prevention and services in the future.

Charitable lead trust: An irrevocable trust that pays income to the National Domestic Violence Hotline for a period, then may transfer assets to heirs.

A life estate: A gift of home or land may allow you to retain use during your life.

Life insurance: Make the National Domestic Violence Hotline a beneficiary.

Retirement plans: Make the National Domestic Violence Hotline a beneficiary.

General Information about Planned Giving:

To include the National Domestic Violence Hotline in your will, your attorney will ask for the following information:

Legal name: National Council on Family Violence EIN 75-1658287, PO Box 161810, Austin,Texas 78716 (512-794-1133), exempted from federal income tax under the provisions of Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.