Leave a Legacy
Invest in local change with giving options designed to help you reach your unique philanthropic goals.
Join the Founders Circle: Leave a Lasting Legacy
A planned gift to the Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation (LAMVCF) is a powerful way to shape the future of our community while aligning with your personal and financial goals. Whether given through your estate or during your lifetime, your gift becomes a lasting investment in the programs, partnerships, and people that make our community thrive.
By including LAMVCF in your estate plans, you’ll join our Founders Circle, a group of visionary donors whose generosity reflects the spirit of our original founders. You don’t need great wealth to make a lasting impact just a deep belief in the power of community.
Together, we can ensure your legacy continues to transform local potential into lasting action.
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Email: kathylera@LAMVCF.org
Making a Legacy Gift
A designated fund is a lasting way to nurture the causes and community programs closest to your heart. Once established, your legacy gift provides ongoing grants to the organization(s) or initiatives you choose, giving them the resources to plan, grow, and continue making a difference for years to come.
Select from causes that matter to you, like youth opportunity, environmental sustainability or the arts. Designate without being limited to one specific nonprofit. LAMVCF ensures your gift remains where you can direct it to make the greatest impact.
Tax-smart Investing that Benefits Local Nonprofits
You simply set up an account with LAMVCF and contribute cash, securities, or appreciated assets. You’ll be eligible for a current-year tax deduction with the flexibility to donate over time tax free.
We offer estate planning tools that provide you the flexibility to give now and get the tax deduction in the year you need it most. View sample bequest language. Then, when you are ready, you can start donating to your passion charities over time.
For questions email: StartAFund@LAMVCF.org or call: 650-949-5908
The IRS recognizes Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization bearing Federal Tax ID 77-0273721. All gifts are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. No goods or services were given in consideration for this contribution unless expressly noted. Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation has exclusive legal control over assets donated to advised funds.
Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Federal Tax ID 77-0273721