Income from your portion of the pooled fund is then paid to you each year, or to another you may designate. Life Insurance makes an excellent charitable gift. By naming AFB as a beneficiary for all or a portion of an existing policy, you retain ownership and still have access to the policy's cash value. Charitable Lead Trusts provide income to AFB for a specified number of years, after which the trust assets revert to your heirs. These gifts offer a wonderful opportunity to give meaningful support and remember or honor a loved one, and they can be given in any of the forms listed above.
Memorial gifts fulfill a natural desire to do something loving and useful in memory of the departed.
You may become a member of the Helen Keller Society by declaring your intention to remember AFB with a gift that takes effect after your lifetime. Your gift can be in the form of a bequest, a Pooled Income Fund contribution, a charitable gift annuity, a charitable trust, or a life insurance policy. By investing in AFB's future you can often provide for your own future at the same time. During her 44 years as a staff member at AFB and until her death in 1968, Helen Keller championed the cause of blind and visually impaired people with a warm spirit, and a tough, relentless advocacy for equality. The Helen Keller Society was established to pay tribute to those who invest in AFB's future to help fulfill Miss Keller's vision for generations to come.