Build Your Legacy With Nebraska Public Media

• Gifts of Stock
• Gifts from Retirement Funds (RMD and QCD Gifts)
• Gifts from Donor Advised Funds (DAFs)

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Everyone needs a personal estate plan. Let us help you plant the seed today.

Our FREE Personal Estate Planning Guide is a great place to organize all of your most important information. It's perfect for sharing information with your attorney or executor and includes a few key ideas to help your estate plan make a splash in your community.

Whatever your stage in life, it is a good idea to think about and plan how your affairs will be handled.

A Gift in a Will or Living Trust

Direct a percentage of your estate, a specific dollar amount, or the residue of your estate to the Nebraska Public Media Foundation.

To help you get started, we’ve partnered with Giving Docs, an online will-writing tool that is entirely free to you. This tool is available whether you choose to include a gift to Nebraska Public Media Foundation or not. Giving Docs can be used to create a fully valid legal will or as a first step in your planning process before you visit with an attorney.

Sample Bequest Language (percentage gift)

• “I hereby give, devise and bequeath  to Nebraska Public Media Foundation, Inc., a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit corporation currently located at 1800 N. 33rd Street, Lincoln, NE 68503, or its successor thereto  ___% of my estate for its unrestricted charitable use and purpose.”

Sample Bequest Language (specific amount)

• “I hereby give, devise and bequeath  to Nebraska Public Media Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit corporation currently located at 1800 N. 33rd Street, Lincoln, NE 68503, or its successor thereto the sum of $_______ for its unrestricted charitable use and purpose.”

Retirement Plan Assets

Name the Nebraska Public Media Foundation as a beneficiary of an individual retirement account (IRA) or other retirement plan (such as 401(k) or 403(b) plans). To get started, request a Beneficiary Designation Form or a  Beneficiary Change Form from your retirement plan administrator.

Life Insurance

To give from a life insurance policy, name the Nebraska Public Media Foundation as the owner and beneficiary of the policy, or retain ownership of your policy and name Nebraska Public Media Foundation as a full or partial beneficiary.

Charitable Gift Annuities

Charitable gift annuities can be established with cash, appreciated stock, or a one-time Qualified Charitable Distribution from an Individual Retirement Account. Charitable gift annuities can provide you and/or other designated individuals with payments for life or for a fixed number of years.

Charitable Remainder Trusts

A charitable remainder trust allows you to make a future gift to the Nebraska Public Media Foundation and receive payments for life or for a period of years for you and/or other individuals. Charitable remainder trusts are often established with cash, appreciated stock or real estate.

Charitable Lead Trusts

A charitable lead trust allows you the right to have the principal returned to you or pass to others while supporting Nebraska Public Media with income payments for a specified term. Charitable lead trusts are often established with cash or appreciated stock.

The information provided is not intended as legal or financial advice. Because every situation is unique, consider working with financial or legal professionals as a part of your planning process. 

Unless otherwise directed, your gift will benefit the Nebraska Public Media Foundation Endowment. This flexible fund operates as an endowment with the principal restricted by board policy. Interest earned is used for operations, programming and special projects every year.

If you prefer to select an alternative designation, you may specify one or more of the following endowed funds:

• General Fund for TV Programming
  Supporting creation and acquisition of television programming.
• General Fund for Radio Programming
  Supporting creation and acquisition of radio programming.
• Ron Hull Fund for Telling Nebraska’s Stories
  Supporting the creation of original television productions about Nebraska such as Nebraska Stories, Big Red Wrap Up and documentaries like Beyond the Baton.
• Cheloha Family Fund for Education
  Supporting the creation of educational content and work with schools, teachers, libraries, and families statewide.
• Sports Partners Endowed Fund
  Supporting coverage of Nebraska high school and college sports and sports-related content such as State of Volleyball and Big Red Wrap-Up.

To explore your options for establishing a new fund, please contact us anytime to match your interests with the needs of Nebraska Public Media.

If you have already planned a future gift to the Nebraska Public Media Foundation, let us know! We want to celebrate your generous decision and ensure that your gift is used according to your wishes.

If you prefer to remain anonymous, we will keep your name and gift in strict confidence.

Simply call or email Becca Jewell at 402-470-6340 or bjewell@nebraskapublicmedia.org or complete this form:

Inform Us of Your Planned Gift

When you have included a gift to Nebraska Public Media Foundation in your estate plans, you are eligible to become a member of the Friends of the Future Society, joining others who are committed to continuing the mission of Nebraska Public Media.

Friends of the Future Society membership benefits include:

• Names listed in the annual report.
• VIP tour of Nebraska Public Media.
• Invitations to live broadcasts and special events.
• Personalized updates on station information, new projects, challenges and accomplishments.
• On-air and/or credited recognition available in some circumstances. Contact us for more information on gift recognition.
• Personal satisfaction of investing in a resource that connects, informs, educates and celebrates Nebraska and shares our state with the world.
• The Friends of the Future Society also accommodates donors who wish to remain anonymous.