Legacy Gifts & Major Gifts - Wildwood Legacy Circle

Legacy Gifts and Major Gifts allow donors to leave a lasting impact and help Wildwood Outdoor Education Center provide important programs for years to come.

They also can benefit you and your family and bring immediate and deferred tax advantages to you and your heirs. In addition, naming opportunities are available to recognize donors of major and legacy gifts.

Appreciated stock, a bequest through a will and trust, gift annuities and revocable charitable living trusts are some examples of major or legacy gifts that may have tax advantages.

Supporting a Wildwood program that may have special interest to you, honoring your family or remembering a loved one by naming a cabin, monument, or other structure at Wildwood, or sponsoring a summer of camp are giving opportunities that may bring meaning and satisfaction to you and your family. 

Our staff is available to speak with you to help you explore these ideas and other gift options. If you are interested in making a major or legacy gift or for more information, please call Rob Wyrick, Development Director, at 913-757-4500, or e-mail WildwoodDev@wildwoodctr.org.  

Here are some ways you can give a gift that helps ensure the future of Wildwood.

  • Cash. Gifts are tax deductible, up to 50 percent of your adjusted gross income. Cash may be pledged over several years, and gifts are tax deductible, up to 50 percent of your adjusted gross income for the portion given each year.
  • Stock. Giving stock that has appreciated and has been held more than one year can help reduce capital gains taxes.
  • Account with a payable on death (POD) provision. You can name Wildwood Outdoor Education Center as a beneficiary of your bank accounts or on any Certificates of Deposit. You retain ownership and control of these assets during your life. Upon your death, the assets pass directly to Wildwood without going through probate.
  • Bequest through a will. You may leave Wildwood part of your estate, in the form of cash, property, a percentage of the total value or the remainder of your estate, after provisions are made for family and friends.
  • Life insurance policy. The gift of a paid-up life insurance policy entitles you to an income tax deduction. Or, you may purchase a new policy and name Wildwood as the beneficiary.
  • Retirement account. You can give the assets of an IRA or company plan by designating Wildwood as the beneficiary.