Planned Giving
Your legacy. Their future.
Miles of Stories Legacy Society
Leave a lasting impact for readers, the bookmobile, and future generations throughout Columbia County.
Start the conversationA gift with lasting reach
What Is Planned Giving?
A planned gift is made during your lifetime or upon death to benefit the organization of your choice. Planned giving is different from cash gifts, as it often allows you to make a larger gift than from income alone.
You may arrange for the Columbia County Traveling Library to receive:
- A gift with a set dollar amount
- Life insurance, retirement plan, or stock payouts
- Certain assets, including real estate or tangible personal property
- All or a percentage of your estate after all other obligations are paid
Planned gifts shared with the Columbia County Traveling Library remain confidential unless the donor agrees to be acknowledged publicly.
A legacy with meaning
Benefits of Planned Giving
For your library community
- Enhance educational programs for all ages
- Build and maintain library collections and technology
- Support staff training and improve library service
- Grow enduring resources to ensure the Library’s future
For you and your family
- Potentially reduce or eliminate gift, estate, and capital gains taxes
- Create increased income and an effective rate of return
- Leave a legacy without giving up assets during your lifetime
Choose your impact
A future in motion. A future in reach.
Your planned gift may be directed to a purpose close to your heart or left unrestricted so the Columbia County Traveling Library can use it where it is needed most.
Bookmobile Legacy Fund
Help keep stories, technology, and library services traveling to rural communities. A gift to the Bookmobile Legacy Fund supports access for readers wherever they live.
General Endowment Fund
Create a dependable foundation for the future. Endowment gifts provide lasting support for the Columbia County Traveling Library’s evolving needs and enduring mission.
A gift shaped by you
How will the Library use my gift?
Planned giving donors may specify that their gift be used for a special project or purpose, or it may be unrestricted so the Columbia County Traveling Library can use it where it is most needed. If you are considering a gift for a special project, we welcome a conversation about your wishes.
A thoughtful next step
How to Make It Official
The most important thing you need to do if you choose to make a planned gift is to inform the Columbia County Traveling Library of your intention. We can then work with you and your attorney or advisor to help ensure your gift is used as you intend.
Every adult should have an estate plan to transfer assets in a thoughtful and conscious manner. An estate plan often includes a will or living trust, as well as beneficiary designation forms for certain assets, such as insurance policies and retirement plans. An attorney who specializes in this area can help ensure your wishes are fulfilled.
For your will or estate plan
Sample Language
“I leave [the sum of ____ dollars] or [all or ____ percent of the remainder of my estate] to the Friends Columbia County Traveling Library, to be used to benefit the Bookmobile Legacy Fund, the General Endowment Fund, or where the Library’s need is greatest.”
Voices for tomorrow
Why We Give
Donors choose to extend the Library’s reach so future generations can find learning, connection, and possibility close to home.
“My interest in planned giving is to honor the readers in my family. My parents, Rich and Debbie, fostered and encouraged my love of reading; my sister, Debbie Anne, shared my love of reading. I hope to keep their spirit alive through supporting future generations of readers.”
Bookmobile Legacy Fund donor
Donor stories are shared with permission.
Begin your legacy
Let’s make sure your story keeps traveling.
Please contact the Columbia County Traveling Library to learn more about planned giving or to inform us of a future gift.