World Foundation for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, Inc.
Ways of Giving
Information You May Need
TAX ID 23-7147834
Tax-Exempt 501(c)(3) Public Charity registered in New York State
Incorporated March 3, 1971, in New York State
World Foundation Treasurer: Ellen Petrino, epetrino@girlscouts.org, 212-852-8612
Donation Mailing Address:
World Foundation for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, Inc.
PO Box 6457 – Dept. 276
Indianapolis, IN 46206
Cash Gifts
Cash bills and coins are not accepted.
Checks should be made out to “World Foundation for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, Inc.” or the
abbreviation “WFGGGS” and sent to the “Donation Mailing Address” shown above.
Online payments may be made on the Foundation’s website for single or reccuring monthly
donations: www.worldfoundationgggs.org.
Bank-to-bank transfers may be made using such bank services as Zelle, PopMoney or ACH
wires. Contact the Foundation Treasurer for the ABA routing number, bank name and address,
and the Foundation’s account name and number. At the same time, indicate the Project or
Fund in which you have an interest and any solicitor information.
Matching Gifts
Many businesses and corporations support charitable payroll deductions and match personal
gifts to charitable organizations made by employees, retirees, and their family members.
Contact your company’s benefits office to understand what you need to do, from forms to
deadlines to reaching out to the Foundation Treasurer. Refer to “Information You May Need”
above when filling out forms. If there is an opportunity to do so, indicate the Project or Fund in
which you have an interest and any solicitor information.
Gifts of Securities
Please let the Foundation Treasurer know about the gift (name of security and number of
shares) as well as the Project or Fund to which you wish to donate and any solicitor
information. Provide the following instructions to your advisor for transferring your securities
electronically to the World Foundation:
DTC Account Number: 0141
DTC Account Name: Wells Fargo Advisors
For Credit to Account: 3801-5245
Client Account Name: World Foundation for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, Inc
Gifts of Mutual Funds or Physical Securities
Contact the Foundation Treasurer.
Gifts from an Individual Retirement Account
The Qualified Charitable Distribution is available to donors 70 ½ and older who have an IRA. If
you are not yet subject to a Required Minimum Distribution and do not itemize deductions,
such gifts offer the benefits of an itemized income tax charitable deduction. If you are 72 or
older, such gifts satisfy the required minimum distribution, are tax-free, and are not counted in
adjusted gross income. Up to $100,000 annually may be donated to eligible charities, including
the World Foundation. The distribution must be made directly from the IRA administrator to
the World Foundation or from your IRA check writing account, if available. The information you
need to initiate a transfer should be covered in “Information You May Need” above. Include
the Project or Fund in which you have an interest and any solicitor information.
Gifts from Donor Advised Funds
With a Donor Advised Fund (DAF), charitably inclined individuals, families, and businesses make
an irrevocable gift of cash, securities, interests in privately held businesses, and more, to an
organization that sponsors such a program (e.g., Fidelity, Charles Schwab, Vanguard, or a local
community foundation), and may take an immediate tax deduction. Donors then recommend
grants over time to IRS-qualified 501(c)(3) public charities, such as the World Foundation, while
their assets grow tax-free. Contact your DAF administrator to request a grant; the information
you need should be covered in “Information You May Need” above. Include the Project or Fund
in which you have an interest and any solicitor information.
Beneficiary Designation
A beneficiary designation is one of the simplest ways to make a gift to the World Foundation. It
is under your control, can be changed at any time while you are alive, and there are no costs
and no lawyers involved. There is no need to modify your will or trust. It is literally as easy as
obtaining and filling out a form provided by the administrator of your retirement assets or
insurance company, often available online. You can list the World Foundation among the
individuals and charities you want as beneficiaries, and you can also specify the percentage of
the assets you want each beneficiary to receive. Let the Foundation Treasurer know you have
made such a designation. Beneficiary designations are available when giving the following
assets:
Retirement assets (defined benefit pension, 401(k), 403(b), 457(b), IRA) are heavily taxed for
heirs, so are ideal to leave to charities such as the World Foundation.
Life Insurance policy death benefits are not generally taxable to beneficiaries, but if unneeded
or the value represents the appropriate amount, it is easy to name one or more charities such
as the World Foundation as a beneficiary. As an alternative to naming the World Foundation as
beneficiary, you can transfer ownership of a paid-up policy to the World Foundation.
Transferring ownership results in an immediate income tax charitable deduction and potential
income tax savings in the year of the gift.
Commercial annuity contracts may have remaining value at the end of the annuitant’s lifetime.
Naming the World Foundation for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, Inc., as a beneficiary to receive all
or a part of this amount can be accomplished by completing the appropriate form from the
insurance company.
Bank accounts (checking and/or savings) and investment accounts can be designated as
payable on death. Banks and investment firms will take instruction to transfer all or a portion
of assets held in the account at the time of your death to the World Foundation. Ask for the
appropriate forms.
Bequests in Wills or Trusts
Making the World Foundation a beneficiary of your estate plan is simple to implement and easy
to change should you ever need to during your lifetime. A bequest may be right if you would
like to make a legacy gift to the World Foundation, you want the flexibility to change your mind,
you want continued access to your gift assets, should you need them, and/or you are
concerned about outliving your resources. Several types of bequests are possible: (1) a certain
dollar amount, (2) a specific asset, (3) residual once other assets have been distributed,
typically stated as a percentage, and (4) contingent, only under certain conditions. Your
bequest can be for a specific Project or Fund, or where need is greatest.
Contact the Foundation Treasurer to review proposed bequest language after discussing your
situation with your attorney and estate planner to determine whether to make a bequest
through a will, through a codicil to your existing will, or perhaps as a distribution from a living
trust or charitable trust. Once you have made the arrangements, let the Foundation Treasurer
know so that we may thank you. To ensure your wishes are appropriately fulfilled, provide a
copy of the relevant sections from your will, trust or beneficiary form to the Foundation
Treasurer.
TAX ID 23-7147834
Tax-Exempt 501(c)(3) Public Charity registered in New York State
Incorporated March 3, 1971, in New York State
World Foundation Treasurer: Ellen Petrino, epetrino@girlscouts.org, 212-852-8612
Donation Mailing Address:
World Foundation for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, Inc.
PO Box 6457 – Dept. 276
Indianapolis, IN 46206
Cash Gifts
Cash bills and coins are not accepted.
Checks should be made out to “World Foundation for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, Inc.” or the
abbreviation “WFGGGS” and sent to the “Donation Mailing Address” shown above.
Online payments may be made on the Foundation’s website for single or reccuring monthly
donations: www.worldfoundationgggs.org.
Bank-to-bank transfers may be made using such bank services as Zelle, PopMoney or ACH
wires. Contact the Foundation Treasurer for the ABA routing number, bank name and address,
and the Foundation’s account name and number. At the same time, indicate the Project or
Fund in which you have an interest and any solicitor information.
Matching Gifts
Many businesses and corporations support charitable payroll deductions and match personal
gifts to charitable organizations made by employees, retirees, and their family members.
Contact your company’s benefits office to understand what you need to do, from forms to
deadlines to reaching out to the Foundation Treasurer. Refer to “Information You May Need”
above when filling out forms. If there is an opportunity to do so, indicate the Project or Fund in
which you have an interest and any solicitor information.
Gifts of Securities
Please let the Foundation Treasurer know about the gift (name of security and number of
shares) as well as the Project or Fund to which you wish to donate and any solicitor
information. Provide the following instructions to your advisor for transferring your securities
electronically to the World Foundation:
DTC Account Number: 0141
DTC Account Name: Wells Fargo Advisors
For Credit to Account: 3801-5245
Client Account Name: World Foundation for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, Inc
Gifts of Mutual Funds or Physical Securities
Contact the Foundation Treasurer.
Gifts from an Individual Retirement Account
The Qualified Charitable Distribution is available to donors 70 ½ and older who have an IRA. If
you are not yet subject to a Required Minimum Distribution and do not itemize deductions,
such gifts offer the benefits of an itemized income tax charitable deduction. If you are 72 or
older, such gifts satisfy the required minimum distribution, are tax-free, and are not counted in
adjusted gross income. Up to $100,000 annually may be donated to eligible charities, including
the World Foundation. The distribution must be made directly from the IRA administrator to
the World Foundation or from your IRA check writing account, if available. The information you
need to initiate a transfer should be covered in “Information You May Need” above. Include
the Project or Fund in which you have an interest and any solicitor information.
Gifts from Donor Advised Funds
With a Donor Advised Fund (DAF), charitably inclined individuals, families, and businesses make
an irrevocable gift of cash, securities, interests in privately held businesses, and more, to an
organization that sponsors such a program (e.g., Fidelity, Charles Schwab, Vanguard, or a local
community foundation), and may take an immediate tax deduction. Donors then recommend
grants over time to IRS-qualified 501(c)(3) public charities, such as the World Foundation, while
their assets grow tax-free. Contact your DAF administrator to request a grant; the information
you need should be covered in “Information You May Need” above. Include the Project or Fund
in which you have an interest and any solicitor information.
Beneficiary Designation
A beneficiary designation is one of the simplest ways to make a gift to the World Foundation. It
is under your control, can be changed at any time while you are alive, and there are no costs
and no lawyers involved. There is no need to modify your will or trust. It is literally as easy as
obtaining and filling out a form provided by the administrator of your retirement assets or
insurance company, often available online. You can list the World Foundation among the
individuals and charities you want as beneficiaries, and you can also specify the percentage of
the assets you want each beneficiary to receive. Let the Foundation Treasurer know you have
made such a designation. Beneficiary designations are available when giving the following
assets:
Retirement assets (defined benefit pension, 401(k), 403(b), 457(b), IRA) are heavily taxed for
heirs, so are ideal to leave to charities such as the World Foundation.
Life Insurance policy death benefits are not generally taxable to beneficiaries, but if unneeded
or the value represents the appropriate amount, it is easy to name one or more charities such
as the World Foundation as a beneficiary. As an alternative to naming the World Foundation as
beneficiary, you can transfer ownership of a paid-up policy to the World Foundation.
Transferring ownership results in an immediate income tax charitable deduction and potential
income tax savings in the year of the gift.
Commercial annuity contracts may have remaining value at the end of the annuitant’s lifetime.
Naming the World Foundation for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, Inc., as a beneficiary to receive all
or a part of this amount can be accomplished by completing the appropriate form from the
insurance company.
Bank accounts (checking and/or savings) and investment accounts can be designated as
payable on death. Banks and investment firms will take instruction to transfer all or a portion
of assets held in the account at the time of your death to the World Foundation. Ask for the
appropriate forms.
Bequests in Wills or Trusts
Making the World Foundation a beneficiary of your estate plan is simple to implement and easy
to change should you ever need to during your lifetime. A bequest may be right if you would
like to make a legacy gift to the World Foundation, you want the flexibility to change your mind,
you want continued access to your gift assets, should you need them, and/or you are
concerned about outliving your resources. Several types of bequests are possible: (1) a certain
dollar amount, (2) a specific asset, (3) residual once other assets have been distributed,
typically stated as a percentage, and (4) contingent, only under certain conditions. Your
bequest can be for a specific Project or Fund, or where need is greatest.
Contact the Foundation Treasurer to review proposed bequest language after discussing your
situation with your attorney and estate planner to determine whether to make a bequest
through a will, through a codicil to your existing will, or perhaps as a distribution from a living
trust or charitable trust. Once you have made the arrangements, let the Foundation Treasurer
know so that we may thank you. To ensure your wishes are appropriately fulfilled, provide a
copy of the relevant sections from your will, trust or beneficiary form to the Foundation
Treasurer.
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