Leave A Legacy

Generosity Across Generations

From simple bequests to complex estate plans to life income gifts, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation offers opportunities to make your mark by leaving a legacy. Many people choose to leave charitable assets or gifts to GTCF through their estates, and we offer significant expertise in planned gifts.

Read about the potential legacy giving has in Pierce County in this 2021 Transfer of Wealth report.

Our Planned Giving website offers information on gift options, as well as helpful tools like examples of Bequest Language:

I hereby give, devise and bequeath _________ and No/100 dollars ($DOLLARS) to Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, a nonprofit organization located at 950 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA, 98402, Federal Tax ID #91-1007459, for Greater Tacoma Community Foundation’s general use and purpose.

Donors who name GTCF in their estate plans are recognized as members of the Legacy Society.

*Deceased

If you or your advisor has questions about estate gifts, please call Evelyn Ryberg with our Philanthropic Services Group at 253.345.4172.

 

GTCF Legacy Society Members

Tony and Linda Anderson	Dick and Mary Foege*	Anthony S. and Bernice M. Lazar	Kyile Lee Schreiner*
Julie L. Anderson and David K. Bates Fund	Laura Foltz*	Amy and David Lewis	Kit and Gary Severson
Mary Jane Aram*	James E. Frail*	George and Mary Long*	Lloyd Silver*
Lea Armstong	Elaine M. Fredrickson*	Mrs. Grace M. Lynch	Belle S. Smith*
Elva Austin*	Aurel A. Fries*	Joe and Gloria Mayer	Cindy A. Smith
George and Dorothy Babare*	Fuchs-Harden Family*	Jean McCord	Sharon Snuffin
Baker Family*	William J. Gazecki*	Dr. Charles and Edith McGill*	James and Myrna Sparks
Leola B. Baron*	Charles E. and Thelma T. Gilmur*	David and Jeanne McGoldrick	Shelby Clayson & Elaine Stafford
William and Margaret Barton	Barb Granger*	Sue Barrett and Rick Meeder	Marjorie H. Stansfield*
T.E. Batey, Jr. Family Fund	Betty J. Green*	Joann Merrill and Wally Croshaw	Janie & Kirk Starr
John and Regina Becque	Grogan Family	Grace M. and Bernard S. Miller*	David L. Strait*
Karen Bellamy	Thomas A. Hackstadt and Laura T. Hackstadt	Emma Alida Moir*	Angelica Strunz*
Charles W. Bingham	Ryan Alan Hade*	Claire K. Morris*	Doris G. Stucke
Carolyn Blasdel	William and Noel Hagens	Edgar Morrison*	Mary Helen and Erling Thompson*
Margaret J. Bock*	Dr. C. Stevens and Cynthia E. Hammer	Richard D. Mosier*	Sheri and Jeffrey Tonn
Mrs. Ruth H. Bramhall*	Mary W. Hammond	Michael E. Mowat and Janet K. Runbeck	Dr. Pamela J. Transue
Marydale Brooks*	James and Enid Harris	Bob Myrick	Timothy and Barbara Tucci
James and Ann Brown	Mike and Nancy Harris	Sue D. Nilsson*	Earl and June Veverka*
Allen Capps*	Frances Heidner*	Pan Family	Bob and Emily Vincent
Rick and Francie Carr	John and Carole Holmaas	Viola and Roger Paris*	Heartie Griggs Wagner*
Mark Cockerill and Marie Kennedy	Suzanne O’Neil Johnson	Gayle Peach	James L. Walton
T. Gary and Diane Connett	Kathleen Susan Keele	James W. and Frances C. Petersen*	Virginia Funkley Ward*
Mable Crate*	Kevin and Sherrana Kildun	Oscar* and Virginia Peterson	Agnes J. Waterhouse*
Doris B. Crow*	Howard R. Kilworth*	Raymond and Bernice Phillips*	Fred O. and Anona Weber*
Ann and Peter Darling	June R. Kilworth*	Vinod K. Rajpaul*	Whitney Family
Joseph H. Easterday*	William W. Kilworth*	Dr. Jerry V. Ramsey and Elaine Perdue Ramsey	Ann and James* Wiborg
Ruth Murphy Evans*	J. Thomas Kuebler	Redford Family	Fred Wilkeson*
Loretta Faust*	John and Evelyn La Fond	John and Jean Reine*	Donald R. and Mary E. Williams*
June Fayette*	Charles R. Lane*	Pearl Rose*	M. Wayne Williams
Harold R. and Jessie B. Flowers*	Janice Y. Larson	Anna M. Rundquist*	Anonymous (34)