Your legacy gift will ensure our region continues to have the resources to feed neighbors in need and address the root causes of food insecurity well into the future.

Legacy gifts to Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank support our community’s most pressing needs. Our team of legacy giving experts are ready to help you craft the perfect gift that ensures your financial future while supporting your philanthropic priorities. Contact Liz McFarlin-Marciak, Director of Major & Planned Giving at 412.745.0534 or [email protected] to learn more.

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Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank has partnered with FreeWill to make it easy for you to write a legally valid will or trust in 20 minutes or less. Begin your legacy today.

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Have you already included the Food Bank in your estate plans?

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Bequests

Making a bequest is one of the simplest ways to support the Food Bank. You can designate a specific amount or percentage of the residual of your estate to the Food Bank as either a primary or contingent beneficiary. Need to create a will? Click here to finalize your legacy for free in 20 minutes.

Beneficiary Designations

You can designate all or a percentage of your IRA or other retirement account, bank account, donor-advised fund, or life insurance policy to the Food Bank as a beneficiary while minimizing estate and income tax for your heirs. Plan your beneficiaries today.

Trusts

There are a variety of trust vehicles that may pay you or selected beneficiaries income while also supporting the Food Bank. The best place to start is with a professional estate attorney or financial advisor. Have questions? Give us a call 412.745.0534.

I have my own attorney and need bequest language.

We can absolutely help you! See below for sample language and please let us know when your estate is finalized.

“I give, devise and bequeath to Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, a 501 (c)(3) qualified charitable hunger relief organization that distributes donated, purchased and prepared foods through a network of partner agencies and supports the nutritional needs of people who are food insecure in 11 counties of southwestern Pennsylvania through research, education, advocacy and strategic partnerships, the sum of $_____________________; or the following described property _____________________; or ________% of my estate; or the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate.”

This information is not intended to provide legal or tax advice and is not a substitute for the advice or services of an attorney or tax advisor.

The Food Bank is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
Our tax identification number is 25-1420599, our legal name is, “Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.