With the Jean Stearns Legacy Challenge, you can make a difference now and in the future. When you document a future gift to the Community Foundation, we will present a grant today to your favorite local charity.
With the Jean Stearns Legacy Challenge, you can make a difference now and in the future. When you document a future gift to the Community Foundation, we will present a grant today to your favorite local charity.
Now through the end of 2025, when you document a future gift of at least $10,000 to the Community Foundation of the Florida Keys, we will make an immediate donation of $1,000-$25,000 to the Florida Keys nonprofit of your choice.
The chart below shows the immediate donation amount that corresponds to the value of your future gift.
Jill Kuehnert, Key Largo
“I’m proud to have made this decision now and I know that this community and place which has come to mean so much to me will benefit from my being here, long after I’m gone.”
John and Sarah Bartus, Marathon
“This is an efficient way to continue to support the community… this gift is not about us, but we are willing to share our story to encourage others to give.”
Heidi and Bill Morris, Big Pine Key
“Bill and I set the fund up because we have been very blessed in our adult lives, love this community, trust the foundation to grow and manage the fund, and truly believe this is a way to help others never be hungry long after we are gone.”
Choose one of the methods below to include the Community Foundation in your estate plan. Your planned gift will benefit the causes you care about most and create your legacy for future generations. You will become a permanent part of our community’s vibrant story.
Simply name the Community Foundation of the Florida Keys (Tax ID: 65-0648968) as a beneficiary on your retirement account, bank or brokerage accounts, life insurance policy, and/or donor-advised fund. Your financial professional can make this easy for you.
Leave a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate, or specific real estate or business holdings to the Community Foundation of the Florida Keys. Your attorney can make this easy for you.
• Opportunities to connect with other donors and stakeholders
• Invitations to exclusive events
• Unlimited changes to your beneficiary charities or causes
• Current and future recognition, or the option to remain anonymous
• Full access to all donor services offered by the Community Foundation
• Options to direct your gift to specific causes, charities or geographic areas
Contact us today to accept the challenge or to learn more about joining the Legacy Society. Your membership will help ensure that Monroe County remains a vibrant and sustainable place to call home, now and in the future.
Elizabeth Brown, Hannah Edwards,
President and CEO Director of Philanthropy and Outreach
305-809-4995 305-809-4991
elizabeth@cffk.org hannah@cffk.org