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(206) 723-0767
mission@ugm.org

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Leave a Lasting Legacy  

We invite you to make a lasting investment in Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission, advancing our mission as we address root causes and break the cycle of homelessness by meeting urgent physical needs, building relationships, and offering long-term recovery programs, as we have done for more than 90 years! 

Our planned giving consultation is confidential and designed to support you in accomplishing your charitable goals. 

Leave a Planned Gift in your Will | Name the Mission as a Beneficiary | Join the Peterson Heritage Society 

Leave a Planned Gift in your will 

Gifts by will are one of Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission most important sources of support. Unrestricted gifts give us the greatest flexibility to use funds where they are most needed for our neighbors. 

You may leave the Mission: 

  • A stated dollar amount 

  • A percentage of your residual estate (what remains after gifts to loved ones and expenses have been paid), or 

  • Specific liquid assets, such as securities
     

How to name the Mission in your will 

Legal name: Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission
Address: PO Box 202 Seattle, WA 98111-0202
Federal tax ID#: 91-0595029 

Sample language

"I give and bequeath to Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission, PO Box 202, Seattle, WA 98111-0202 [the sum of __________ Dollars ($____)] [ _______ % of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate], to be used for its general charitable purposes." 

Notify the Mission of your gift 

We hope you’ll let us know when you have named Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission in your will or trust so that we can thank you and include you in our Peterson Heritage Society, our group for legacy giving members. 

 

If you have questions, please contact:

Kaitlyn Anderson, Mid-Level Giving Manager 
(206) 432-8404 kanderson@ugm.org 

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Name the Mission as a beneficiary 

Naming Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission as a beneficiary on your retirement account or life insurance policy is a simple and powerful way to support the lifesaving work of our organization without changing your will or living trust. Beneficiary designation gifts pass directly to the Mission without going through the probate process and go right to work to help us see every homeless neighbor beloved, redeemed, and restored.

Retirement accounts

Many of our donors name the Mission as a beneficiary of all or a specified percentage of their IRA, 401(k), 403(b), or other retirement plan. 

Individuals who inherit retirement plan assets are usually required to pay income tax on them, so they're often considered among the best assets to leave to charity. 

How to name the Mission as a beneficiary on your retirement accounts

Ask your retirement plan administrator or financial institution for a change of beneficiary form. Please list us as: 

Legal Name: Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission
Address: PO Box 202 Seattle, WA 98111-0202
Federal Tax ID #: 91-0595029

Notify us of your beneficiary designation

Please let us know when you’ve made a beneficiary designation for the Mission so that we can thank you and include you in our Peterson Heritage Society, our group for legacy giving members. 

 

If you have questions, please contact:

Kaitlyn Anderson, Mid-Level Giving Manager 
(206) 432-8404 kanderson@ugm.org 

 

Other ways to name the Mission as a beneficiary 

Bank and investment accounts & commercial annuities

You can leave a legacy by naming the Mission as a Transfer-on-Death (TOD) or Payable-on-Death (POD) beneficiary on a bank or investment account, or a commercial annuity. Check with your financial institution to see if this option is available to you. 

Life insurance policies 

If you have a life insurance policy that is no longer needed for your family, designating the Mission as a beneficiary is a simple way to support our work.

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Join the Peterson Heritage Society 

The Peterson Heritage Society (PHS), the Mission’s legacy giving society, includes the Mission’s most faithful supporters and advocates who share our commitment to seeing our homeless neighbors lives restored.  

The Peterson Heritage Society – established to honor those who have made a long-term commitment to our future – is named after the Mission’s Founder Dr. Francis O. Peterson.  

Members include those who have made the ultimate commitment to the Mission - who have shared with us their plans of a future gift to the Mission by way of a will, gift annuity, insurance policy, beneficiary, trust or another planned gift. 

As a member of the Peterson Heritage Society, you also will receive select pieces of communication such as:

  • Regular Mission updates 

  • Notices of strategic plans 

  • And events designed especially for Society partners.  

 

To let us know that you have made a Planned legacy gift to Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission, or if you have questions, please contact:

Kaitlyn Anderson, Mid-Level Giving Manager 
(206) 432-8404 kanderson@ugm.org 

Memorial and Tribute Gifts

If you have a loved one who has been impacted by Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission, establishing a memorial or tribute gift is a meaningful way to honor them or celebrate a special occasion, while supporting our mission. 

To give a gift 

  • Mail a check and indicate your desire to honor a loved one 

  • Contact our Donor Servicing team to make a donation over the phone.  

You will receive a letter acknowledging this gift on their behalf. 

Help the lost become found

Your gift today helps those who've lost their way find the love and support they need for a new life.

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