Northwoods Legacy Society
Make a bequest to the Northwoods Land Trust to leave a lasting legacy of land for generations to come.
There is a rewarding inventive to join the Society going on now through August 1, 2024!
Photo by Anne Small
Become a Legacy Donor
Making a bequest to the Northwoods Land Trust (NWLT) is one of the finest ways to leave your legacy. Join the Northwoods Legacy Society by including NWLT in your will or estate plans, or by naming NWLT as a beneficiary of financial accounts and life insurance plans.
Legacy gifts are the perfect way to advance the pace and quality of land preservation in northern Wisconsin during this time of unprecedented change. Legacy gifts are the primary way NWLT builds its capacity to protect more land and sustain conservation programs into the future.
A Rewarding Incentive Opportunity!
Willa Schmidt was NWLT’s first conservation easement donor in 2003. She has also included NWLT in her will to continue to support northwoods conservation into the future.
Legacy Gifts can include you naming Northwoods Land Trust as a beneficiary in your:
Will
(including real estate & other tangible assets)
Trust
(living revocable, etc.)
IRA
(or other retirement accounts)
Financial Accounts
(bank, brokerage, donor-advised fund, etc.)
Life Insurance Plan
Charitable Remainder Trust
Learn more about the Northwoods Legacy Society and legacy gift options. Our Legacy Giving Guide includes examples, sample language and helpful instructions.
Please fill out the Intention Form if you have included NWLT in your will or estate. Returning the form results in your membership in the Northwoods Legacy Society.
As a legacy donor, there is no limit to the amount you can leave to a charity such as NWLT. Legacy gifts to NWLT are free from federal estate tax and may therefore offer significant estate tax benefits.
If you have questions or would like assistance planning and directing your gift to NWLT, please contact Ted Anchor, Executive Director at (715) 479-2490 or nwlt@northwoodslandtrust.org.
Alternatively, you may fill out this online interest form and we will contact you. Please inform us if you have included NWLT in your will or estate plans to be sure your gift can be accepted and your intentions honored.
The Northwoods Legacy Society is dedicated to those who leave a bequest to NWLT. To make a meaningful gift during your lifetime, such as a required minimum distribution from an IRA, visit our Support page.
Northwoods Legacy Society Members
members who have left a bequest
Anonymous
Carl Anderson
Sybil & Howard Holtzer
Luida Sanders (via Charles A. & Ida C. Sanders Northwoods Memorial Fund at the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin)
Dale Druckrey (via Dale Druckery Fund at the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin)
members who plan to leave a bequest
Anonymous donors (5)
Beverly Engstrom
Katharine M. Hartley
John W. Huppert
Durinda Kuczor
Michael & Karen McFadzen
Sarah E. Perry
Bryan Pierce & Gail Gilson Pierce
Willa Schmidt
Tom Turriff
Guy & Janice Vitello
If you return a legacy pledge form, you’ll be an official member of the society, and your name will be listed here.