Donating your home or other property to ABVI-Goodwill may allow you to obtain an income tax charitable contribution deduction equal to the property’s full fair market value. Other options of gifting real estate to ABVI-Goodwill include retained life estate and gifting your real estate property to ABVI-Goodwill through your will.

For more information on planned giving, please contact Tracy Schleyer, CFRE, Vice President of Development,by email, or phone at 585-697-5780.

Securities

A gift of stock to ABVI-Goodwill allows you to invest in the continued success of our organization. In some cases, you are entitled to a charitable deduction on your taxes for the full fair market value, rather than the original cost. For more information on planned giving, please contact Tracy Schleyer, CFRE, Vice President of Development,by email, or phone at 585-697-5780.

Life Insurance

Contributing a life insurance policy to ABVI-Goodwill is a way to ensure that people in the Rochester area and surrounding eight counties continue to receive our services.

For more information on planned giving, please contact Tracy Schleyer, CFRE, Vice President of Development,by email, or phone at 585-697-5780.

Richard Allaire Testimonal

Richard’s path to us confirms what a small world it really is. You see, Richard knows folks who know us—two to be exact. Ralph Buis, a longtime volunteer here, is a friend of Richard’s and encouraged him to visit our Low Vision Center. Russell Lane, one of our best manufacturing employees, is also an acquaintance. Coupled with what he characterizes as top-notch care from our team of doctors, Richard’s only too pleased to commend ABVI-Goodwill’s good work. In fact, he’s earmarked a bequest for the agency in his will. “If anyone deserves support, it’s ABVI-Goodwill,” he proudly admits. “I may not need them now, but I know given my condition that I’ll need them down the road.”

His advice: “If you have a problem, get help. There are lots that a good doctor and ABVI-Goodwill can do. Take advantage of the visual aids, magnifiers, etc. available today. Most importantly, keep a positive outlook. See the doctor the minute you have the slightest problem. They can take care of any ruptured eye vessels before they become scar tissue.”

Through Richard’s bequest, he is taking care of others who will use the services at ABVI-Goodwill in the future. He has joined hundreds who are members of ABVI-Goodwill’s Foresight Circle by leaving a legacy gift through his will. His commitment to the agency will live on.

Shirley Preston Testimonial

Reflections on a Lifetime of Commitment

“It’s ironic how a seemingly small decision early in life can lead to a lifetime ambition. While in college I became involved in a sorority whose mission is sight conservation and aid to people who are blind. Later, I joined the local chapter. Our job was to lend a hand at the then Association for the Blind on Monroe Avenue. Back then, our projects included sprucing up the apartments in which people who were blind lived, taking employees shopping, and planning outings. For more than thirty years, I’ve volunteered as a driver, taking people to doctor appointments, meetings, etc.

In everything I’ve ever done with ABVI–Goodwill, I’ve always felt appreciated—deriving tremendous satisfaction from knowing that my contribution was valued by both the organization and the people served.

Now, with three grown children, giving back to the organization that has given me so much has become more important than ever. That’s why I’ve provided in my will for those organizations like ABVI–Goodwill who’ve given me so much personal satisfaction—in a way that will provide for them and the people they serve in the future. Creating a legacy is truly a gift—a gift of immeasurable value anyone can afford to give.”

Shirley Preston
Volunteer

If you would like to make a donation to this fund, please see our Charitable Giving section.

Anonymous Donor Testimonial

Providing in Many Ways

More than a decade ago, a special friend of ABVI-Goodwill had the foresight to support the good work of ABVI-Goodwill for many years to come. She made a decision to establish a Charitable Lead Trust to benefit ABVI-Goodwill. This decision has helped us serve thousands of people who are blind or visually impaired, and she recently renewed her commitment to ABVI-Goodwill with another lead trust.

People who wish to make a substantial gift over a period of years, while ensuring that their property is returned to their loved ones, may be interested in a Charitable Lead Trust. The lead trust is a way to control exactly when an inheritance is received, while reducing or eliminating taxes and probate expense that might otherwise be due on assets left to your children, grandchildren or others.

Our special friend who has established these Charitable Lead Trusts for ABVI-Goodwill has a sincere admiration for the work of ABVI-Goodwill in helping people to deal with their vision loss by offering them the hope of a new beginning. Her positive attitude, personal dedication and her own foresight in supporting our mission are invaluable to those in our community who are blind or visually impaired.

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