Planned and Estate Giving

By joining The Family Trust, you can make a profound impact on Metropolitan Family Services. Your gift can take many forms—and all of them make a significant community impact on empowering families to learn, earn, heal and thrive.  In many cases, planned and estate gifts provide donors like you with income and estate tax benefits while also supporting Metropolitan Family Services’ most important goals. We are happy to help identify giving options that work best for you and your family.

One common planned gift is to include Metropolitan Family Services as a beneficiary of your will. Courtesy of FreeWill, Metropolitan supporters can now write a legal will at no cost, in 20 minutes or less. It also makes it easy to include the necessary language to create a gift in your plans that provides lasting support to our communities. Access this free estate planning resource here.

If you’ve already created a gift in your estate plan to Metropolitan, please fill out this form to let us know!

Planned and estate gifts may take multiple forms. Click for descriptions of the following options:

If you have questions about how you can leave a legacy and join the Family Trust, please contact Barbara West Stone, Chief Development Officer, at 312-986-4028 or westb@metrofamily.org.

The charitable gifting instruments above are descriptive only and are not intended to serve as professional tax or legal advice. Metropolitan Family Services advises that you consult with your tax and legal advisors before making any charitable gift.

The Family Trust recognizes those who have made a special designation in their estate plans for Metropolitan Family Services. These families demonstrate a significant commitment to empowering families.