Create a Legacy of Hope

Will & Estate Planning

A gift through your will or estate plan extends your compassion far beyond your lifetime, helping future generations of neighbors find stability, opportunity, and the support they need to thrive.

What Is Estate Planning?

Estate planning is the process of making decisions about how your assets will be distributed in the future. This may include: creating a will, naming beneficiaries, establishing a trust, planning charitable gifts, providing for family members and loved ones. Estate planning can help provide peace of mind and ensure your wishes are honored.

Why Include Catholic Charities?

Every planned gift helps us continue serving neighbors across northwest and western Missouri. Your support can help provide: food and nutrition support, housing and stability services, pregnancy and family support, workforce development, veteran services. Together, we can continue walking alongside our neighbors for years to come.

There are several ways you may choose to support Catholic Charities through your estate plan

Ways to Leave a Legacy Gift

  • A gift through your will or trust
  • Naming Catholic Charities as a beneficiary of a retirement account
  • Naming Catholic Charities as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy
  • Other planned giving opportunities
We encourage you to speak with your attorney, financial advisor, or estate planning professional to determine what option is right for you.

Ready to start planning?

Your gift stays local.

This donation meets needs we cannot predict today. A parent facing an unexpected setback. A senior struggling to make ends meet. A family searching for stability. A neighbor in crisis. Wherever the need is greatest, your generosity ensures help is there.

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