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Estate Planning |
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 The Keweenaw Land
Trust is working to leave a legacy on the natural
landscape of our region. If you share our vision of
protecting and enhancing the special natural places
of the Keweenaw region, with thoughtful planning you
can create your own family legacy or community
success story by including land conservation or a
charitable gift in support of our work as a part of
your estate plans.
Land may be the most valuable asset you own, or
perhaps one you value the most because of the strong
attachments that special places can invoke. In some
cases, the estate tax on a property can be so large
as to make it difficult to pass that land on to
heirs. Donating a conservation easement can help a
family avoid a significant portion of the estate tax
burden and help keep the family lands in the family
where they belong. Donating a special property to
establish a public nature preserve can be a
wonderful way to honor your family. Reserved Life
Estates can be used to donate property directly to
the land trust upon your death, while allowing you
full and exclusive use of your home or land while
you are alive.
You do not have to own land with significant natural
features or qualities to include a special gift to
the Keweenaw Land Trust in your plan. Charitable
gifts of appreciated stocks or other financial
assets may be directed to a special fund or project
or unrestricted gifts in support of our program at
the discretion of our Directors. Assets that do not
directly support our mission, such as a residential
home, automobile, or city lot, can be gifted to the
land trust to be sold to provide income to support
our work.
The Keweenaw Land Trust can partner with you and
your estate planner or financial planner to take
care of the details that will ensure that your
dreams and goals for all you have worked for in your
life are directed as you wish after you are gone.
Please consider taking the time to creatively plan
for your legacy and for your own peace of mind. |
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