The YMCA of Western North Carolina – We’re for youth development, healthy living and social responsibility

Your planned gift is for the next generation, a catalyst in perpetuating the work of the YMCA to make our community a safe and healthy place for children, families, teens and adults to live. 

You may leave a lasting legacy in the following ways:

Out right Gifts - Contributing cash, securities or real estate to the YMCA's endowment fund.

Bequest - Designating a gift to the YMCA for a specific amount, a percentage, or a remainder of your estate.

Beneficiary Designations - Naming the YMCA as owner or primary or contingent beneficiary or contingent beneficiary of a new or existing insurance policy, IRA, pension plan, or bank account.

Life Income Gift - Making a gift that allows you or your beneficiary to receive money now, with a future gift to the YMCA's endowment fund through a charitable trust or charitable gift annuity.

Permanent Named Funds - Within the endowment fund is a special distinction for gifts totaling $10,000 or more. Memorialized by name, this recognition honors the outstanding commitment of the donor while honoring them, their family and their descendants of their legacy. 

The Heritage Club is a special group of people who believe in the mission and work of the YMCA of Western North Carolina and who want to ensure that the valuable life-changing programs and services will continue for future generations.  Each member of the Heritage Club has included the YMCA in his/her estate plan and /or made a financial gift to the endowment fund of a minimum of $1,000. For more information about becoming a member of the Heritage Club, click here to view the Heritage Club Brochure.

For more information, please call 367 8029 or email Jes Garner Williams, Vice President of Development, jwilliams@ymcawnc.org.