Planned Giving

Planned Giving

Create Your Will With FreeWill

Friends of the Earth has partnered with FreeWill to provide a simple and free way to create or update your will. Including a gift to Friends of the Earth is a powerful way to protect the planet for decades to come.

This tool is free to you whether you choose to include a gift to Friends of the Earth or not. It can be used to create a legal will or to prepare before working with a lawyer near you.

Retirement Plans

Designating Friends of the Earth as a beneficiary of all or part of your 401(k), IRA or other qualified plan is one of the easiest ways to commit to the future of our planet. Obtain a Designation of Beneficiary Form from your retirement plan administrator and complete as directed. Another step may be required to designate your 401(k); please contact Caroline Bruder at [email protected] or (202)222-0726 for assistance.

Using FreeWill to Designate Your Beneficiary

Through our partnership with FreeWill, donors can utilize this free tool to include Friends of the Earth as a beneficiary on part or all of your qualified plans. This tool can be used for IRAs, 401(k)s, life insurance, and brokerage and annuity accounts. When you’re ready to begin the journey to designate Friends of the Earth as beneficiary of your account, this tool will walk you through the steps required. It will help you fill out all the forms you will need to finalize the process with your plan administrator.

Tax ID/Legal Language

Here is some suggested wording to include Friends of the Earth in your will or estate plans:

“After taking care of all expenses, debts, and other specific provisions, I give, devise, and bequeath ___% of the rest and residue [or $___ if a specific amount] to Friends of the Earth, a Washington, DC charitable organization [Tax ID# 23-7420660] currently having offices at 1101 15th St, NW, Washington, DC 20005.“

Here is some suggested wording to include Friends of the Earth Action in your will or estate plans:

“After taking care of all expenses, debts, and other specific provisions, I give, devise, and bequeath ___% of the rest and residue [or ___ if a specific amount] to Friends of the Earth (Action), Inc., a New York Not-for-Profit Corporation (Federal EIN 13-2644641) currently having offices at 1101 15th St., NW, 11th Floor, Washington, DC 20005.”

Share Your Story

Are you passionate about conserving nature? Are you working towards environmental justice in your community? Every positive action for a healthy and just world, no matter how big or small, makes a difference. Whether you’ve recently planted your first pollinator garden or are fighting on the front lines to stop dangerous oil and gas pipelines, we want to hear from you! Please fill out our form to share your story!