Legacy Giving made Easy

Why choose ECCF as your charitable partner?

ECCF has been the steward for philanthropically minded community members for over 25 years. We will work with your attorney and/or financial advisor to help you define and navigate where you want your dollars to go. With ECCF, you will be assured that we will act as a steward of your intentions into the future. Most importantly, you will have the flexibility to change the purpose of your legacy by amending the distribution, grantee(s), and/or percentages at any time without needing to update your will, and without a fee.

Ways to create a legacy gift

Designate or name ECCF as one of your beneficiaries of the following:

Benefits of partnering with us

Diversify a gift for multiple causes or nonprofits through one simple process.

• Engage future generations in granting decisions through succession planning.

• ECCF will assist in planning should your originally named nonprofits cease to exist or your original philanthropic purpose is met.

• Your legacy will live on FOREVER, supporting the causes you care about the most.

• You can leave a gift of any amount. There is no minimum for gifts to existing funds, such as ECCF’S Community Fund.

*ECCF does not offer legal advice to individuals regarding their tax, financial, and estate planning. We encourage donors considering a bequest to the Foundation to work with their legal and financial advisors.

for Generations

Growing a community legacy

Dan and Margaret Brown lived in Eau Claire and opened a law office specializing in real estate in 1967. Their personal interests were in civic and community development, Eau Claire parks, conservation, and mentoring others to be self-sufficient. They wanted to establish a fund upon their deaths that would provide for those interests and also provide for the greatest needs in our community.

Their unrestricted fund was established with their Charitable Remainder Trust that listed ECCF as a beneficiary. Their legacy will live on FOREVER through this fund!

One Fund – 10 Years of Impact

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42 Nonprofits Impacted

In their own words...

“As part of the Legacy Society, it ensures not only that nonprofits we love will have the support they need to serve future generations, but that future generations of our family can be involved in providing that support.”

“If everyone from Eau Claire left $100 at their deaths, that could have quite a significant impact.”

- Jack & Lois Postlewaite

Interested in learning more about ECCF’s Legacy Society? Contact us using the information below.