Other Ways to Support NOFA/Mass
Please Consider Including NOFA/Mass in Your Estate Plan
The financial support you provide for NOFA/Mass is crucial to our work. Without your help, we couldn’t do it. Planned giving is a way for you to perpetuate your support by remembering NOFA/Mass in your will. It’s a simple process.
The simplest and most widely used venue for leaving a financial gift is through wills. These gifts can include cash, appreciated securities, or personal property.
Here is some language you may use when preparing your will:
- I give, devise and bequeath $_______, or
- I give, devise and bequeath __% of my estate, or
- I give, devise and bequeath __% of the rest and residue of my estate to The Northeast Organic Farming Association/Massachusetts Chapter, Inc., PO Box 60043 Florence, MA 01062 for the purpose of educating about organic agriculture in Massachusetts
You may also list NOFA/Mass as the beneficiary of your bank accounts, retirement plan and life insurance. Contact your financial institution, plan administrator, or life insurance agent for the procedures required to revise your beneficiary designations.
Once that information is provided, enter the following in the space provided on the beneficiary designation forms: The Northeast Organic Farming Association/Massachusetts Chapter, Inc., PO Box 60043 Florence, MA 01062
Your charitable gift helps others while providing an opportunity for tax savings.
How to Make a Gift of Stocks or Bonds
There are several ways to make a gift of securities.
With Certificate
If you have the actual certificate, you can mail the unendorsed certificate and a signed stock power (in separate envelopes) to NOFA/Mass Planned Giving, PO Box 60043 Florence, MA 01062.
The gift date is determined by the postmarks on the envelopes. Most financial institutions can provide stock powers, or, if you prefer, we will send one to you.
Electronic Transfer
The fastest and easiest way to make a stock gift is to have your broker perform an electronic transfer. They will need the following information:
- DTC #: 0756
- Account Name: NOFA Mass Chapter
- Account #: 26682307
- Firm: Ameriprise Financial Services
Contact: Marianne Sheppard
Phone: 781-556-0057
Email: marianne.x.sheppard@ampf.com
Important: Please be certain to notify us when you’ve made a gift of securities. Please notify:
Development Department
NOFA/Mass
PO Box 60043
Florence, MA 01062
development@nofamass.org
(413) 200-2858
Tax ID Number: 22-2987723
Click here for a copy of NOFA/Mass’s 501(c)(3) determination letter.
From https://www.dafdirect.org/:
“A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a centralized charitable account. It allows charitably inclined individuals, families, and businesses to make tax-deductible charitable donations of cash, publicly-traded stock, and, in some cases, certain illiquid assets, to a public charity that sponsors a DAF program.”
DAF is now available to use online when you become a member or donate. Just follow the steps as prompted in the checkout process.