{"id":12890,"date":"2026-10-19T17:05:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T21:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/?page_id=12890"},"modified":"2026-10-19T17:05:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T21:05:48","slug":"legacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Planned Giving"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Together, we can make sure UUMFE is always here<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For those whose deepest spiritual well is their connection to the living Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For some of us, reverence for the Earth isn&#8217;t a side practice, it is the practice. It&#8217;s where grief becomes bearable, where burnout finds rest, and where the long work of climate and environmental justice finds its roots. UUMFE exists to make a space for that practice: for UUs and for anyone else who comes to Earth-centered spirituality to find meaning, grounding, and the strength to keep showing up for our planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A planned gift is how supporters like you help make sure that well never runs dry, not just for this season of UUMFE&#8217;s work, but for every generation of seekers and activists who will need this ministry after us. No single gift does this alone; it&#8217;s a community of people, together, choosing to keep this well open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Legacy Gift: Tend the Roots for Generations to Come<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The simplest, most flexible way to help carry UUMFE&#8217;s future forward is a gift in your will or living trust, known as a charitable bequest. It costs you nothing today, and it stands alongside the gifts of fellow supporters as a promise that this spiritual home for Earth-centered UUs will be here for whoever needs it next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To name UUMFE in your will or living trust, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UUMFE-Sample-Bequest-Language.pdf\">download our PDF of sample bequest language<\/a>, customize it to reflect your wishes, and share it with your attorney for inclusion in your estate plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ways to shape Your bequest<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Residuary Bequests:<\/span> A gift of what remains of your estate after all other terms of your will have been fulfilled.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Contingency Bequests:<\/span> A gift that passes to UUMFE only if your named beneficiary does not survive you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Document your wishes: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UUMFE-Planned-Gift-Letter-of-Intent.pdf\">Download our UUMFE Planned Gift Letter of Intent<\/a> so we know about your generous gift and can honor your wishes exactly as you intend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Another Simple Path: Name UUMFE as a Beneficiary<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to support UUMFE&#8217;s ministry for the Earth beyond your lifetime without amending your will, naming us as a beneficiary is one of the easiest ways to give. Just designate UUMFE to receive all or part of an asset (a retirement plan, a life insurance policy, and more) using a simple form that lives entirely outside your will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beneficiary designations are also flexible: you can revisit and adjust them whenever your life changes, naming UUMFE as a sole, partial, or contingent beneficiary alongside a spouse or loved one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assets you can use to name UUMFE as a beneficiary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Defined Contribution Plans: 401(k)s, 403(b)s, 457s, Simplified Employee Pension plans, and similar accounts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Defined Benefit Plans: Such as pension plans.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Individual Retirement Accounts: IRAs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Life Insurance Policies: All types.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Join us in tending this well<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reach out to our team at <a href=\"mailto:office@uumfe.org\">office@uumfe.org<\/a> to talk through a bequest, a beneficiary designation, or any other way to join fellow supporters in building UUMFE&#8217;s future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Already named UUMFE in your plans?<\/em><\/strong> Let us know, so we can document and honor your wishes exactly as you intend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join others by creating a legacy gift today and together, we can make sure that reverence, gratitude, and care for the living Earth have a spiritual home within Unitarian Universalism for generations still to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This information is not intended as legal or tax advice. 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