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Showing posts with label Charitable Estate Planning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Charitable Estate Planning. Show all posts
Friday, June 24, 2011
Tax Changes May Increase Charitable Gifts
After 2010’s estate tax uncertainties, 2011 and 2012 will provide people a two-year window in which they know what to expect. As a result, many people are thinking about estate planning and how they can maximize inheritance to loved ones and gifts to the nonprofits they wish to support:
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Horace Albright Society
Creating conservation legacies today.
With thoughtful estate planning, you can help the Foundation provide innovative projects and programs in Grand Teton National Park for many generations.
It’s easy. Appreciated assets, life insurance, retirement accounts, or a gift through your will gives the Foundation a solid way to plan for the future.
Contact Kim Mills at 307-732-4192 or visit www.gtnpf.org/horace.php for more information about the benefits of charitable estate planning.
Leslie’s column
I continue to be fascinated by the people I meet when I travel around the country. They care deeply about Grand Teton and a trip to Wyoming is their ultimate escape; the place where they can truly catch their breath before tackling life again. I’ve lived a few miles from the park for nearly twenty years, and like so many of the local park lovers I know, I’m still struck by Grand Teton’s incredible appeal. For everyone who dreams about the next good hike or the park’s stunning scenery during the morning commute, these mountains provide some of the best moments life has to offer.
One of my favorite park friends lived on the East Coast for most of the year but always had her heart firmly planted in the Tetons. Deborah Howell passed away last winter, and I thought of her and her husband often this summer as I explored the trails they’d hiked together. She was an amazing woman who thrived on reporting a good story, and she will long be revered in the newspaper world. Deborah remembered the Foundation in her will; her presence and kindness will be felt here, too, for a long time to come.
Estate planning is one of many ways our donors are assuring the park will have a bright future and its unique features will be accessible for everyone. In the six years I’ve been with the Foundation, I’ve watched our network of friends continue to grow as more people acknowledge the challenges parks face and choose to improve education, trails, and the experience of millions of people. With our most ambitious project coming to an end this spring—the completion of the visitor center—we’ll not only toast the auditorium’s opening, we’ll celebrating the people who love this park. Thank you all for making a difference in Grand Teton!
One of my favorite park friends lived on the East Coast for most of the year but always had her heart firmly planted in the Tetons. Deborah Howell passed away last winter, and I thought of her and her husband often this summer as I explored the trails they’d hiked together. She was an amazing woman who thrived on reporting a good story, and she will long be revered in the newspaper world. Deborah remembered the Foundation in her will; her presence and kindness will be felt here, too, for a long time to come.
Estate planning is one of many ways our donors are assuring the park will have a bright future and its unique features will be accessible for everyone. In the six years I’ve been with the Foundation, I’ve watched our network of friends continue to grow as more people acknowledge the challenges parks face and choose to improve education, trails, and the experience of millions of people. With our most ambitious project coming to an end this spring—the completion of the visitor center—we’ll not only toast the auditorium’s opening, we’ll celebrating the people who love this park. Thank you all for making a difference in Grand Teton!
An Inspired Visitor Will Change Grand Teton’s Future: Remembering Deborah Howell
“She loved the place and wanted to leave a lot of what she’d earned for the Tetons.”
For more than 30 years, the Tetons provided the backdrop for some of the best moments of Deborah Howell’s life. A groundbreaking journalist who retired as the Washington Post ombudsman in 2008, Deborah and her husband, Peter Magrath, spent two weeks of every summer on the shores of Jenny Lake. They explored the park’s trails, starting early every morning and savoring every step. “She knew the trails, she was my guide,” Mr. Magrath said. “This was her place.”
The couple traveled the world, but it was the American West that captivated Deborah. Her enduring love of open spaces, mountains, and wildlife has now transformed into a gift that will help make Grand Teton the best place it can be—a bequest that the Foundation will one day use to continue special projects in the park.
We all hope to be remembered in some significant way. While many set out to engineer the legacy they are eventually known for, others are destined for the history books because it’s simply who they are. A young newspaper editor at the Minneapolis Star in the 1960s, Deborah remains one of few women to have held the position of city desk editor. “She was a significant American journalist,” Mr. Magrath said. “She smashed the glass ceiling at a time when there were incredible prejudices against women.” Twenty years later, Deborah led the St. Paul Pioneer Press to win two Pulitzer Prizes. She later served as the first bureau chief of Newhouse News and will forever be remembered for paving the way for female journalists today.
Deborah spent time in the company of things that mattered most to her. By including the Foundation in her will, she’s left the world another legacy that underscores her generosity, spirit of adventure and, most of all, her gift for inspiring others.
Deborah Howell and Peter Magrath have been longtime supporters of Grand Teton National Park Foundation. Mr. Magrath currently serves as the interim president at Binghamton University in upstate New York.
For more than 30 years, the Tetons provided the backdrop for some of the best moments of Deborah Howell’s life. A groundbreaking journalist who retired as the Washington Post ombudsman in 2008, Deborah and her husband, Peter Magrath, spent two weeks of every summer on the shores of Jenny Lake. They explored the park’s trails, starting early every morning and savoring every step. “She knew the trails, she was my guide,” Mr. Magrath said. “This was her place.”
The couple traveled the world, but it was the American West that captivated Deborah. Her enduring love of open spaces, mountains, and wildlife has now transformed into a gift that will help make Grand Teton the best place it can be—a bequest that the Foundation will one day use to continue special projects in the park.
We all hope to be remembered in some significant way. While many set out to engineer the legacy they are eventually known for, others are destined for the history books because it’s simply who they are. A young newspaper editor at the Minneapolis Star in the 1960s, Deborah remains one of few women to have held the position of city desk editor. “She was a significant American journalist,” Mr. Magrath said. “She smashed the glass ceiling at a time when there were incredible prejudices against women.” Twenty years later, Deborah led the St. Paul Pioneer Press to win two Pulitzer Prizes. She later served as the first bureau chief of Newhouse News and will forever be remembered for paving the way for female journalists today.
Deborah spent time in the company of things that mattered most to her. By including the Foundation in her will, she’s left the world another legacy that underscores her generosity, spirit of adventure and, most of all, her gift for inspiring others.
Deborah Howell and Peter Magrath have been longtime supporters of Grand Teton National Park Foundation. Mr. Magrath currently serves as the interim president at Binghamton University in upstate New York.
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