Are You Short-Changing Your Family?

Make a Gift in a Few Easy Steps

Not everyone wants to commit to making a gift in their will or living trust. Some prefer the increased flexibility that a beneficiary designation provides by using:

IRAs and retirement plans
Life insurance policies
Donor advised funds
Commercial annuities

It is very simple to name the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation as a beneficiary. Start by requesting a change-of-beneficiary form from your policy administrator or download the form from your provider's website. Make your desired changes and return the form to establish your gift.

See How It Works

An Example of How It Works

Couples smiling Robert and Carol treasure the financial help they've been able to give their children and the NFFF over the years. The couple recently updated their will to leave stocks and real estate to their kids. They named the NFFF as the beneficiary of a $75,000 IRA to be transferred following their lifetime. Because the NFFF is tax-exempt, the NFFF will receive all $75,000 to help support our mission.

If Robert and Carol had left the IRA to their children, approximately $18,000* would have gone to pay income taxes—leaving only $57,000 for their family's use. Robert and Carol are happy knowing they are making the most of their hard-earned money thanks to their updated estate plan. The tax benefits described in this section apply only to certain types of accounts and assets. Naming the NFFF as a beneficiary on an account or policy will not necessarily save income taxes after your passing.

*Based on an assumption of a 24% combined effective federal and state income tax rate.

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Next Steps

Contact the administrator of your retirement plan, insurance policy, or bank account for a change-of-beneficiary form, or simply download a form from your provider's website.
Decide what percentage (1 to 100) you would like the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to receive and name us, along with the percentage you chose, on the beneficiary form. Return the completed form.
Contact Rebecca Nusbaum at 443-302-2904 or rnusbaum@firehero.org to let us know your goals for the gift so we can ensure it is used as you intend.

Legal name: National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
Address: 16825 South Seton Avenue, P.O. Drawer 498, Emmitsburg, MD 21727
Federal Tax ID number: 52-1832634

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