Friends of Iowa PBS Legacy Society

Each year people, like you, make a substantial commitment to Iowa PBS through planned gifts. Each and every gift is meaningful.

Ordinary people, making extraordinary contributions, becoming a little bit immortal, and helping others to be more…

These investments in Iowa PBS touch every curious and inquisitive child, every dedicated teacher, every public and corporate decision maker, and every parent, grandparent, and neighbor who hungers for knowledge and has a desire for personal growth and enrichment.

We invite you to join them in the Iowa PBS Friends Legacy Society and help secure the future of Iowa PBS for your friends, your family, and yourself. Planned giving is a way for you to support Iowa PBS while simultaneously realizing some of your estate and financial planning goals. The Iowa PBS Foundation offers a variety of arrangements to meet your situation.

On behalf of all of the lives that will be touched by your amazing contribution, Iowa PBS thanks you for your loyalty and generosity. We look forward to welcoming you to the Friends of Iowa PBS Legacy Society!

Every person who has included the Iowa PBS Foundation in their estate plans is a member of the Iowa PBS Legacy Society. These gifts vary widely in size, form and purpose, but each in its way adds strength to Iowa PBS.

To let us know you have included Iowa PBS in your plans, please download the Friends Legacy Society Member Form in Word or PDF format. Or you may e-mail your information to our Major and Planned Giving Department.

Qualifying gifts include*:

• Bequests
• Checking Accounts/Savings Accounts/CDs
• Life Income Arrangements (charitable gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts)
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Plans
• Stock

Members of the Legacy Society receive special benefits, including:

• Invitations to special events
• VIP Tour of Iowa PBS Studios (upon request)
• Lifetime subscription to Advance
• Recognition of your gift (unless anonymity is preferred)
• The satisfaction of knowing you have made a significant contribution to the future of Iowa PBS.

*There are many variations of the planned gifts listed, each unique to the donor. Please contact our Major and Planned Gifts Department for personalized information. All information will be kept confidential.

How Legacy Gifts Are Used

Annual support from members, like you, keeps Iowa PBS on the air from day-to-day and year-to-year. A gift through your will or living trust and other planned gifts go an important step further. They provide the foundation for public television's long-term financial security, thus ensuring that public television will be enjoyed by generations to come. All planned gifts (including bequests, life income agreements, and gifts of retirement plans), unless otherwise assigned by the donor, are added to our board-designated endowment fund.

The fund is invested strategically to preserve its principal value. Income generated through the fund supports Iowa PBS's programs and operations. As our fund grows, it will provide an ever-expanding source of stable funding to keep Iowa PBS creative and strong.

Friends of Iowa PBS Foundation prefers unrestricted gifts to the fund as they provide us with the most flexibility as to how your gift will some day by used. We do understand, though, that you may want your gift used in a specific way. Iowa PBS wants to honor your wishes. Our planned giving staff would be pleased to work with you and your advisor(s) to meet your wishes and develop or review any bequest language you desire.