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Why Make a Planned Gift?

When you include Food Bank in your will or estate plan, you’re investing in long-term solutions to hunger—ensuring meals, supplies, and essential services reach New Yorkers for years to come.

  • Flexible: Simple to set up and you can change or update your gift at any time.
  • Easy: One sentence in your will is all it takes.
  • Impactful: Your gift supports meals, SNAP assistance, diapers, hygiene kits, and more.
  • Cost-effective: It costs nothing now and leaves a lasting impact.

Ways to Leave a Legacy

There are many ways to leave a legacy. Choose what feels right for you and your family.

Wills and Living Trusts

A gift in your will is a simple yet meaningful way to support Food Bank’s mission to fight hunger long into the future. You can complete your gift by including just one sentence in your will.

This gift will be enacted to celebrate your legacy — and costs you nothing today.
Plus you can update your gift at any time as your life or financial circumstances change.

Beneficiary Designations

You can name Food Bank For New York City as a beneficiary of assets like an IRA, life insurance policy, or commercial annuity. It takes just a few minutes and helps ensure your legacy supports New Yorkers in need.

How it works:

  1. Request a change-of-beneficiary form from your plan administrator or financial institution.
  2. Choose what percentage (1%–100%) you’d like to leave to Food Bank For NYC.
  3. List us and the percentage on the form, then return it to your provider.
  4. Let us know about your gift—we’d love to thank you and share how your legacy will make a difference.

Charitable Gift Annuities

If you’re a passionate supporter of Food Bank and know that you want to power our mission now and after your lifetime, you may want to consider setting up a charitable gift annuity with us.

To learn more about establishing a charitable gift annuity with Food Bank For NYC, email:

Dawn Ellwood
Director of Planned Giving
plannedgiving@foodbanknyc.org
646-634-3984

Begin Building Your Legacy

We’d love to help you create a plan that reflects your values and builds a better future for New York City. Contact Dawn Ellwood, Director of Planned Giving, at plannedgiving@foodbanknyc.org 646-634-3984 to start the conversation.

Already Included Us?

Already included us in a bequest or other planned gift? Let us know confidentially to help us plan for the future.

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Need a Will?

We believe creating a will should be easy. That’s why we’re offering our supporters the chance to create their will online — entirely for free — using GivingDocs! Get started today!

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