CREATING YOUR LEGACY


Do you want to make life better in greater Birmingham for generations to come? Once you make that decision, it's a simple process to include The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham in your will or estate plan.

Talk with your professional advisor
about how a gift to charity may affect other provisions for your family, as well as planning for maximum tax benefits. Your professional advisor will know what method of giving suits your needs - through a simple bequest, a trust or an insurance policy.

Get the correct language to make the gift, whether you add it to your will, as a codicil or in a living trust. 

Inform The Community Foundation
that you want to make such a gift. We can help you determine which type of grantmaking fund or unrestricted gift meets your charitable goals and do the paperwork to make sure that your wishes are followed when your gift comes to The Community Foundation. 
Your choices include: 
  • Establish a designated fund to benefit specific charities that you select.
  • Establish a grantmaking fund for future generations, naming advisors from your family to make grant recommendations.
  • Make an unrestricted gift to an existing Community Fund or establish a new Community Fund, dedicated to meeting the changing needs of the community.
Click here to ask a question or contact a member of our staff directly at 205-327-3800.

WILL LANGUAGE
Use this suggested language to include The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham in a will, codicil or living trust. 

TYPES OF FUNDS
Click here to see the variety of grantmaking funds that you can set up today and fund completely or partially through a legacy gift.
Community Builders

Luckie home benefits charity
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Bob Luckie Jr. deeded a remainder interest in his home to the Community Foundation, providing a way for his family to give back to the community forever. more

Brown memory lives on
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When E.T. Brown Jr. wanted to create a way for his children to continue a family tradition of giving, he set aside IRA assets to establish the E.T. Brown Jr. Family Fund after his death.  more


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For good forever
Houston Brice Jr. remembered The Community Foundation in his will by establishing a Community Fund to support unrestricted grantmaking. Through the fund that bears his name, he will be remembered forever with every grant to meet the most pressing needs of the community. more

Creating your legacy