Planned giving

When you include Grand Staircase Escalante Partners in your estate plans, you ensure that future generations will experience the wonder, solitude, science, and stewardship of this remarkable place.

A legacy gift costs nothing today, but creates impact that lasts forever.

A planned gift allows you to:

  • Protect Grand Staircase-Escalante for future generations

  • Support science, stewardship, conservation, and education

  • Reduce estate or capital gains taxes

  • Align your financial goals with your conservation values

  • Leave a lasting legacy tied to a place you love

Simple Ways to Make a Legacy Gift

Bequest in Your Will or Trust

Include GSEP as a beneficiary in your will or living trust. You can designate:

  • A specific dollar amount

  • A percentage of your estate

  • A particular asset

  • The remainder of your estate

Sample Bequest Language:
“I give and bequeath to Grand Staircase Esclante Partners, PO Box 53, Kanab, UT 84741, the sum of __________ Dollars $ _______. (or,) _______% of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate], to be used for its general charitable purposes.”

IRA or Retirement Account Beneficiary Designation

Naming Grand Staircase Escalante Partners as a beneficiary of your IRA, 401(k), or other retirement plan is one of the most tax-efficient ways to give. Retirement assets left to heirs can be heavily taxed—but gifts to nonprofit organizations are not.

Charitable Gift Annuity or Charitable Remainder Trust

For supporters who want to protect Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument while also receiving income, charitable gift planning tools can provide financial security and lasting conservation impact.

A Charitable Gift Annuity is a simple agreement between you and GSEP.

How It Works:

  1. You make a gift of cash or appreciated securities.
  2. In return, you (and/or a loved one) receive fixed payments for life.
  3. After your lifetime, the remaining funds support GSEP’s work.

A Charitable Remainder Trust is a more flexible planned giving vehicle that can provide income to you or your beneficiaries for a set period of years (up to 20) or for life.

How It Works

  1. You transfer assets (cash, stock, real estate, etc.) into a trust.
  2. The trust pays you (or other named beneficiaries) income annually.
  3. At the end of the trust term, the remaining assets go to GSEP.
Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) Designation

You can designate GSEP as a successor beneficiary of your donor-advised fund.

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