With a planned gift to the American Cancer Society, you can combine your desire to give to charity with your overall financial, tax, and estate planning goals. Planned giving gives you a special connection with the Society. You will help those touched by cancer — for now and for years to come.
After losing my father to cancer, I wanted a way to help — a way to give — a way to end this disease. A will is such a simple thing for people to do.
Our team provides free gift planning information and resources to help our friends make informed decisions.
Champions are special friends of the American Cancer Society who have chosen to change the lives of people with cancer by including a gift to the Society in their will or estate plan.
Get updates on legislative action and helpful information on planned giving to help you map out your giving goals.
When you promote the benefits of planned giving with your clients, everyone wins. Your clients receive information about charitable giving from a trusted source; the American Cancer Society works toward ending cancer; and you satisfy your clients’ needs and enhance your business.
There are different kinds of bequests. For each, you must use very specific language to indicate the precise direction of your assets, and to successfully carry out your final wishes. See examples of how to indicate a general or undesignated gift to the American Cancer Society.
The Society’s National Office of Probate and Trust Management Services (PTM) is staffed with a professional team of attorneys, accountants, paralegals, and other staff who are responsible for stewarding and accounting for planned gifts.
The FAQs are for informational purposes only and do not represent legal or financial counsel. Please consult our professionals to design a giving strategy to meet your goals and to implement an estate gift to the American Cancer Society.