Support Survivors with a Legacy Gift

Building your legacy is one of the most important decisions you may ever make — for you, your family, and your charity of choice. Thank you so much for considering making a planned gift to the National Domestic Violence Hotline.

Planned gifts to The Hotline help us to achieve our mission to answer the call to support and shift power back to those affected by relationship abuse. By designating The Hotline as a beneficiary of your will or estate, you can take advantage of tax benefits within your lifetime and know that your generosity continues to make a difference in the movement to end to domestic violence — for good.

Living a life of significance means leaving behind a legacy of impact. Your thoughtful estate planning can create a lasting legacy for both your family and the causes you believe in, providing profound meaning to your life. Join us in our commitment to ending domestic violence for good. Together, we can make a difference for survivors.

Legacy for Hope Society Membership

The Legacy for Hope Society is inclusive of anyone who has:

• Named The Hotline as a beneficiary in their Will or Living Trust

• Made The Hotline a beneficiary of a paid life insurance policy or a retirement account

• Made one or more of the following gifts to The Hotline designated to our endowment

• Established a gift in perpetuity (endowment)
• Made a gift of retirement assets
• Made a gift of appreciated securities, such as stocks and bonds
• Established a charitable gift annuity (CGA) or charitable remainder trust (CRT) and named The Hotline as the beneficiary
• Given other planned gifts, such as real estate or tangible personal property, to support/fund The Hotline’s endowment.

The Hotline is committed to honoring and acknowledging your legacy gifts. Legacy for Hope Society members can expect to receive invitations to exclusive events, special acknowledgment and recognition as Legacy for Hope Society members, and invitations to connect with The Hotline’s leadership. As a Legacy for Hope Society member, you are a close friend and partner in our work.

Are you ready to build your legacy?  

Let us know about your gift by completing the Planned Giving Commitment Form 

Sample Bequest Language

Please feel free to utilize this bequest language to assist you and your attorney in your legacy planning.

Bequest of a Specific Dollar Amount

“I hereby give, devise and bequeath [$Dollars] to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, a non-profit located at PO Box 90249, Austin, Texas 78709, Federal Tax ID: #75-1658287, for The Hotline’s general use and purpose.”

Bequest of Specific Real Estate

“I hereby give, devise and bequeath [DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY] to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, a non-profit located at PO Box 90249, Austin, Texas 78709, Federal Tax ID: #75-1658287, for The Hotline’s general use and purpose.”

Bequest of Percentage of an Estate

“I hereby give, devise and bequeath [PERCENTAGE OF YOUR ESTATE] to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, a non-profit located at PO Box 90249, Austin, Texas 78709, Federal Tax ID: #75-1658287, for The Hotline’s general use and purpose.”

Residuary Bequest

“All the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate, both real and personal, I give to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, a non-profit located at PO Box 90249 Austin, Texas 78709, Federal Tax ID:#75-1658287, for The Hotline’s general use and purpose.”

Contingency Bequest

“I devise and bequeath the residue of the property, real and personal and wherever situated, owned by me at my death, to [name of beneficiary], if [she/he] survives me. If [name of beneficiary] does not survive me, I devise and bequeath my residuary estate to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, a non-profit located at PO Box 90249, Austin, Texas 78709, Federal Tax ID: #75-1658287, for The Hotline’s general use and purpose.”

Please discuss your planned giving intentions with your professional financial and legal advisors. The National Domestic Violence Hotline is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization recognized by section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Tax ID # is 75-1658287. Contributions and Planned Gifts are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.

Prefer a printable copy of this information and the commitment form? You can download it here: Legacy for Hope PDF