“In past decades, there were many individuals and families that significantly helped sustain GPC for the indefinite future. We wanted to build on that generosity and help maintain GPC as a thriving, successful organization.“
—Keith & Margaret Baldwin
Keith Baldwin’s environmental interests and legal experience have provided countless benefits to GPC—including his current service on GPC’s board of directors as Vice President. Keith’s perspective on the importance of planned giving to create a strong financial foundation for the future is particularly prudent. This summer Keith and his wife Margaret made the generous decision to include Great Peninsula Conservancy in their wills. They are encouraging others to consider this option to provide sustaining support to our conservation mission.
“We have been very impressed for years by how effective and efficient GPC is in fulfilling its conservation vision with an eye toward permanent protection of shorelands, forests, and farmlands. We felt that a longer-term contribution to GPC that would be part of our legacy was consistent with our current needs and the long-range needs and mission of the organization. A legacy gift doesn’t deprive us of any financial assets that we might need during our lifetimes.
We have been involved with other non-profits where legacy giving was a well-established tradition. Those who made legacy gifts we always considered to be among the most generous community leaders. We are at a point in our lives where we have the resources to make legacy gifts. In past years and decades, there were many individuals and families that helped significantly to sustain GPC for the indefinite future. We wanted to build on that generosity and help maintain GPC as a thriving, successful organization.
While our gift alone may have relatively little impact, the cumulative effect of many legacy gifts can help GPC establish a solid financial foundation that will permit long-term conservation efforts.
As part of a comprehensive estate plan, your legacy gift can serve GPC well without penalizing your other heirs or beneficiaries. Making a legacy gift sets a good example for other generations to think of the good they can do for their communities and for the cause of conservation. The process can be relatively easy, particularly if your estate planning documents need a review anyway; but a simple codicil to a will can accomplish a legacy contribution effectively for most people.” —Keith Baldwin
No matter the route, no matter the amount, if you include GPC in your estate plans, let us know! Three spots remain in the $20,000 challenge match. Submit your pledge and activate $1,000 today!
Thank you, Keith & Margaret, for building on the generosity of decades of support for local conservation to ensure the longevity of conservation, stewardship, and community engagement across the peninsula for years to come.
