Giving

Making a planned gift is a wonderful way to show your support and appreciation for Fontbonne Hall and its mission while accommodating your own personal, financial, estate-planning, and philanthropic goals.

With smart planning, you may actually increase the size of your estate and/or reduce the tax burden on your heirs. Just as important, you will know that you have made a meaningful contribution to the future of Fontbonne Hall.

common types of planned gifts:

Bequest

A bequest to Fontbonne Hall is the easiest way for you to meet your personal legacy objectives while also supporting us. If you have a will, or plan to create one, consider including a gift for Fontbonne. A bequest is easily created, fully revocable, and can be designed to meet your goals. Bequests do not affect your assets or cash flow today; however, when they are received, they provide necessary and meaningful support for future Bonnies.

Sample bequest language:

Percentage of Estate
“I hereby will, devise, and bequeath to Fontbonne Hall, a nonprofit corporation currently located at 9901 Shore Road, Brooklyn, NY 11209, or its successor thereto (“Fontbonne”), _______ percent (____________%) of the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate to be used for its general purposes.”

Specific Amount of Estate
“I hereby will, devise, and bequeath to Fontbonne Hall, a nonprofit corporation currently located at 9901 Shore Road, Brooklyn, NY 11209, or its successor thereto (“Fontbonne”), the sum of _______ dollars ($____________) to be used for its general purposes.”
 

Retirement Plan or Life Insurance Policy

You can support Fontbonne’s educational mission by naming the school as the partial or sole charitable beneficiary of your retirement plan, 401(K), pension, or life insurance policy. The gift is easy to arrange and may help you meet charitable goals while saving less heavily taxed assets for your heirs.

We want to celebrate you NOW

We recently established the 1937 Society, in honor of Fontbonne Hall’s founding year, to recognize and celebrate donors who have chosen to include Fontbonne in their estate planning. We are eager to know if you have made a provision in your estate plan, or if you are thinking about this initiative, so that we may warmly thank you in person and answer any of your questions. Please contact our Development office at 718.748.2244 x137.