Planned Giving
Let Your Legacy Grow at Wave Hill
Wave Hill helps you restore, reflect, heal and recharge. And in an ever-changing and challenging world, havens like Wave Hill are essential for our health and well-being. Wander through the gardens, woodlands and art galleries for a holistic sensory experience, complemented by the beautiful views and vistas expanding beyond the grounds onto the majestic Hudson River and Palisades. Leaving a planned gift through your will or living trust stands as a powerful metaphor for ways you are taking the long view and seeing what is beyond. Giving in this way makes you a true visionary by ensuring Wave Hill is here for generations to come.
The Vista Society
The Vista Society recognizes those visionaries who have chosen to leave a charitable gift to Wave Hill in their will. Vista Society Members receive special benefits and recognition, but more important, they are investors in Wave Hill’s future and mission—to connect, educate and inspire through the beauty of our spectacular gardens, grounds and far-reaching vistas.
Bequests
Bequests are the most popular planned gifts. Bequest can be made in any amount in the form of cash, securities, retirement accounts, life insurance or personal property. It can also be a percentage of a will or as all or part of the residual of your assets. These types of gifts are revocable, meaning you can change them if your life circumstances change.
Unrestricted gifts provide the greatest flexibility for the future needs of Wave Hill. If you wish to restrict a gift, we encourage you to support one of the broad program areas specified in Wave Hill’s mission, namely arts, education or horticulture.
Bequest Information
To include Wave Hill in you're will, please follow these easy steps:
- Seek the guidance and advice of your financial or legal adviser
- Should you wish to include Wave Hill in your estate plans, we recommend the following language:
To Wave Hill Incorporated, a not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization incorporated having its principal address as Wave Hill, 675 West 252nd Street, Bronx, NY 10471-2899, I hereby give and bequeath $_____ (insert gift amount) for Wave Hill’s general purposes. Federal Tax ID Number 13-6178903
