Foundation

Legacy Society/Planned Giving

Bill Blanckenburg and Tom YoungThe Legacy Society is made up of individuals who have supported Napa Valley College with a planned gift through life insurance, IRA or bank account beneficiaries, trusts, charitable gift annuities, real estate donations, bequests by wills and other instruments.

By joining the Legacy Society you will be creating a legacy to live beyond your lifetime.  Your gift will indeed make a difference…to the college, our programs and services, and most of all to our students.  Free estate planning is made available to donors through Thompson & Associates "Families First" program. Click on "Families First" for more detailed information.

Click here for the Legacy Society membership form, print it off and send it to the NVC Foundation office.

Bill Blanckenburg and Tom Young, Legacy Society members.

Four easy ways to name Napa Valley College Foundation as a beneficiary.

  1. Change your bank account to distribute the remainder to the Foundation upon your death. Call your bank and ask for their form.
  2. Change your securities account to distribute the remainder to the Foundation upon your death.  Call your broker and ask for their form.
  3. Designate the Foundation as the beneficiary of your IRA/401k.  Call your IRA custodian and ask for a change of beneficiary form.
  4. Designate the Foundation as the beneficiary of your life Insurance policy. Call your life insurance agent and ask for a change of beneficiary form.

Things you can do today

  1. Contact your financial planner, estate planner, or attorney to name Napa Valley College Foundation as a recipient.
  2. Complete the Legacy Society membership form and send it to Napa Valley College Foundation.
  3. At your discretion, notify the Foundation of the type of gift you have  left to the college.
  4. Join other Legacy Society members and donors at Foundation sponsored events.
  5. Promote the Legacy Society to your friends and family.
  6. Find out about free estate planning through "Families First."

    List of Legacy Society Members