Planned Giving

L'dor V'dor

(From Generation to Generation)

You can create a lasting legacy with the Jewish Federation of Cleveland. Support the causes you care most about with a bequest and become a member of the Federation's Legacy Society.

Bequest Language

1. General Bequest:

I give $_____ [or specified property] to the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio (the "Federation"), to be used exclusively for the ongoing charitable purposes of the Federation, and not subject to the general obligations of the Federation.

2. Specific Bequest to Establish a Named Endowment Fund:

I give $_____ [or specified property], to the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio (the "Federation"), to establish a fund to be known as the "[NAME] Endowment Fund" (the "Fund"), to support [purpose], to be administered in accordance with the Federation's current and future rules governing the operation of endowment funds, and to be used exclusively for the charitable purpose of the Fund and the ongoing charitable purposes of the Federation, and not subject to the general obligations of the Federation.

3. Specific Bequest to an Existing Fund of the Federation:

I give $_____ [or specified property], to the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio (the "Federation"), to augment the [NAME] Endowment Fund of the Federation (the "Fund"), to be administered in accordance with the Federation's current and future rules governing the operation of endowment funds, and to be used exclusively for the charitable purpose of the Fund and the ongoing charitable purposes of the Federation, and not subject to the general obligations of the Federation.

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