Planned Gifts
Create Your Legacy Now
Your legacy gift will conserve Connecticut’s environment for generations to come.
The Connecticut Audubon Society conserves Connecticut’s environment through science-based education, advocacy, and on-the-ground conservation work focused on the state’s bird populations and habitats.
The future of conservation in Connecticut depends on people like you! Your planning and foresight now will ensure a healthy and beautiful environment for the birds, other wildlife and for your children, grandchildren and generations to come.
Make a Bequest
Thank you for considering a bequest to the Connecticut Audubon Society. You may make a gift through your will or your living trust by including specific language outlining your support. You may designate a specific amount, property, or portion of your estate, and you may choose exactly how you want your bequest to benefit the organization. Sample language follows.
Specific Amount
“I give (or bequeath) to The Connecticut Audubon Society, located at 314 Unquowa Road, Fairfield, CT 06824, a non-stock charitable corporation, for the general charitable purposes, the sum of $___________.”
Percentage of Estate
“I give (or bequeath) to The Connecticut Audubon Society, located at 314 Unquowa Road, Fairfield, CT 06824, a non-stock charitable corporation, for the general charitable purposes, ______% of my estate.”
Residue of Estate
“I give (or bequeath) to The Connecticut Audubon Society, located at 314 Unquowa Road, Fairfield, CT 06824, a non-stock charitable corporation, for the general charitable purposes, ______% of the rest and residue of my estate.”
Please let us know if you’ve included The Connecticut Audubon Society in your estate plan. We’d like the opportunity to share our appreciation for your caring and thoughtful decision by welcoming you into The Wright Society. The Wright Society recognizes visionary friends of the Connecticut Audubon Society who have made a commitment to the future of conservation by including us in their estate plans. You’ll receive a commemorative membership pin, invitations to exclusive member events, public recognition in our annual report, and more.
The most important benefit you’ll receive from becoming a member of The Wright Society is the satisfaction derived from making a lasting contribution to the future of Connecticut’s environment.
As always, please let us know if you wish to remain anonymous for your gift.
For more Information
Please contact Melissa Gallaher-Smith, Director of Development, at 203-259-0416 x404 or mgallaher-smith@ctaudubon.org with any questions, to discuss your estate gift, or learn about other opportunities to make planned gifts to The Connecticut Audubon Society.
Thank you warmly.