Leave a Legacy SW MN - Leave a Legacy Southwest Minnesota

You can make a difference.

Our mission is to encourage philanthropy by
connecting and educating Southwest Minnesota
donors, nonprofit organizations and professional
advisors on the benefits, methods, and opportunities
of charitable gift planning in an effort to strengthen
and sustain our rural communities.

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You can make a difference.

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COMMUNITY

Guarantee a vibrant future for our communities.

INSPIRE

Leave a Legacy and be inspired to make a charitable bequest.

GIVE

Your giving will make a difference in the lives of others,

How do you leave a legacy?

A charitable bequest is simply a distribution
from your estate to a charitable organization in your lifetime or at your passing.

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FIND A NONPROFIT

FIND AN ADVISOR / PARTNER

Teacher keeps teaching after her death

Jean Ogle was a bit of a local legend in Redwood Falls. You would see her in the Main Street Cotton Shop at a very advanced age, still sharp as a tack and still quilting..

It all started with a life insurance policy

When Orrin Estebo’s wife Nancy passed away after a battle with cancer, he discovered she had a $100,000 life insurance policy through her job as a teacher..

The Importance of Giving Back

Mike Pieschel, a banker in Springfield and his wife Jodi established the Pieschel Family Foundation in 1995 by contributing $1,000,000 to the Minnesota Family Foundation to serve as a permanent endowment to benefit their community and favorite charities..

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Serving Southwest Minnesota

Upcoming Events

March 3, 2021: Why Donor Advised Funds are becoming “The Future of Strategic Giving”

March 3 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Please join in this interactive Zoom session on Wednesday, March 3rd from Noon – 1:00 p.m. Learn WHY Donor Advised Funds are so Popular, HOW they Work, How to work them to your Advantage and GET RESOURCES to help in your work with them. Dana Holt, CEO & Philanthropic Strategist of…