EMPLOYER MATCHING 

Many employers offer matching gift programs on behalf of their employees. When your company matches your charitable contributions, your donation can be doubled or even tripled depending on your organization’s policy. Please contact your employer’s Human Resource Department to determine if your gift is eligible. If you are eligible, please send in your employer’s matching gift form with your donation to our 501(c)3 non-profit partner Friends of Carroll Recreation & Parks (tax ID # 52-1907079) 

Carroll County Park Legacy Fund
c/o Friends of Carroll Recreation & Parks 
300 South Center Street 
Westminster, MD 21157 

GUIDE TO PLANNED GIVING 

Not many of us like to think about our final days and what happens afterward. Yet, we all have an opportunity to leave a lasting legacy that relates to what we are all about and what we hope to be available for those we leave behind. Listed below are some of the most common examples of planned giving 

MEMORIAL GIFTS 

Many individuals request that survivors send charitable gifts in lieu of gifts or flowers. We request that you ask people to send such memorial gifts to “Carroll County Park Legacy Fund”, 300 South Center Street, Westminster, MD 21157. Please ask them to include who is being honored as well as who should be notified of the memorial gifts (surviving spouse or family members) 

WILLS AND BEQUESTS 

A will enables you to 

• Direct the distribution of your assets 

• Possibly reduce or eliminate certain estate taxes and court costs 

• Designate a portion of your assets as a gift to your favorite charity 

Examples of Testamentary Language 

The following are examples of language that can be included in your will or trust and tailored to address you specific interests: 

Unrestricted Bequest 

I give and bequeath to Carroll County Park Legacy Fund (tax ID # 52-6000910) with a principal business address of 300 South Center Street, Westminster, MD 21157, for its general purposes, the sum of $ ______ Dollars or ______% of my residuary estate.

Restricted Bequest 

I give and bequeath to Carroll County Park Legacy Fund (tax ID# 52-6000910) with a principal business address of 300 South Center Street, Westminster, MD 21157, the sum of $______ Dollars – OR - ______ % of my residuary estate to support _____________________(Example: Park land acquisition, park land development, trail development, etc.) 

Bequest of Specific Assets 

I give and bequeath to Carroll County Park Legacy Fund (tax ID# 52-6000910), with a principal business address of 300 South Center Street, Westminster, MD 21157, for its general purposes, ______________(description of items including specific details or property including address, acreage, etc.) 

RETIREMENT PLANS 

IRA’s, 401(k)s, 403(b)s, Keoughs and other retirement plan assets make up an increasingly large part of many estates. Naming the Carroll County Park Legacy Fund as a beneficiary or contingent beneficiary of all or a percentage of your plan assets may reduce or eliminate both income and estate taxes. 

To designate the Carroll County Park Legacy Fund as the beneficiary of some or all of your retirement plan funds, please use the following language on the retirement plan forms: 

To Carroll County Park Legacy Fund, (tax ID# 52-6000910), with a principal business address of 300 South Center Street, Westminster, MD 21157, for its general purposes – OR – to support _______________(Example: Park land acquisition, park land development, trail development, etc.) 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND SINCERE THANKS 

If you have included the Carroll County Park Legacy Fund in your will or estate plan, we hope you will share this information with us. We do not need to know the particular details of your planned gift. Instead, we simply would like the opportunity to say thank you. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION 

If you have specific questions or need additional information, please contact Carroll County Recreation & Parks at 410-386-2103 or ccrec@carrollcountymd.gov.