Gifts in Wills

By including the Anacortes Arts Festival in your legacy, your gift becomes a timeless brushstroke—helping creativity flourish for generations to come.

• Receive an estate tax charitable deduction

• Reduce the burden of taxes on your family

• Leave a lasting legacy to a charitable organization

How a bequest works

A bequest is one of the simplest and most meaningful ways to give.
With guidance from your attorney, you can include language in your will or trust that designates a gift to loved ones—and, if you choose, to the Anacortes Arts Festival—as part of your legacy. You can also make a bequest by completing a beneficiary designation form.

Here are some of the ways to leave a bequest to the Anacortes Arts Festival:

• Include a bequest to the Anacortes Arts Festival in your will or revocable trust (Learn How)

• Designate the Anacortes Arts Festival as a full, partial or contingent beneficiary of your retirement account (Learn How) (IRA, 401(k), 403(b) or pension)

• Name the Anacortes Arts Festival as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy (Learn How)

A bequest may be made in several ways:

• Percentage bequest - make a gift of a percentage of your estate

• Specific bequest - make a gift of a specific dollar amount or a specific asset

• Residual bequest - make a gift from the balance or residue of your estate

Anacortes Arts Festival is a not for profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization based in the State of Washington. Federal Tax ID # 91-1496332

For more information or assistance, please call our office at 360-293-6211 or email aafdirector@anacortesartsfestival.com