What Is a Legacy Gift?

A Legacy Gift is a planned future contribution made through your estate or financial planning. These gifts may be arranged through:

• A Will or Living Trust

• Retirement Accounts

• Life Insurance Policies

• Stocks or Appreciated Assets

• Charitable Beneficiary Designations

• Memorial Gifts

• Family Trusts

• Donor-Advised Funds

• Real Estate or Property Gifts

Legacy giving allows you to continue supporting the EMS profession and its families long after your lifetime.

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Why Your Legacy Matters

The Wisconsin EMS Honor Guard Association is entirely volunteer-based. Members personally dedicate countless hours training, traveling, and serving families during funerals, memorials, Line of Duty Death ceremonies, and public ceremonies throughout Wisconsin.

Legacy Gifts help provide:

• Ceremonial Class A uniforms for volunteer Honor Guard members

• Statewide funeral response and deployment support

• Training and ceremonial instruction

• Honor Guard equipment and ceremonial flags

• Family support and funeral coordination assistance

• Preservation of EMS traditions and honors

• Statewide Line of Duty Death response readiness

• Public ceremonial representation of the EMS profession

• Support for future generations of EMS Honor Guard members

 

Your generosity ensures that honorable funeral services and ceremonial traditions remain available to EMS families across Wisconsin for years to come.

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​Ways to Include the Wisconsin EMS Honor Guard Association in Your Plans

 

Include Us in Your Will

One of the simplest ways to make a lasting difference is by naming the Wisconsin EMS Honor Guard Association in your Will.

You may choose:

• A specific dollar amount

• A percentage of your estate

• A residual gift after other obligations are met

• A memorial gift in honor of a loved one

 

Sample Bequest Language

“I hereby give, devise, and bequeath to the Wisconsin EMS Honor Guard Association, Inc., a Wisconsin nonprofit corporation and 501(c)(3) organization, the sum of $__________ (or _____% of my estate) to be used for its general charitable purposes.”

We encourage you to consult with your attorney or estate planner when preparing legal documents.

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Include Us in a Trust

Many families choose to include charitable organizations within a revocable or irrevocable trust.

A trust gift can:

• Support the organization after your lifetime

• Reduce estate complications

• Provide flexibility in estate planning

• Create a meaningful family legacy of public service and compassion

 

Your financial advisor or attorney can help determine the best approach for your personal circumstances.

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Beneficiary Designations

You may designate the Wisconsin EMS Honor Guard Association as a beneficiary of:

• Retirement accounts

• IRAs

• Life insurance policies

• Investment accounts

• Donor-advised funds

Beneficiary designations are often simple to update and may provide tax advantages for your estate.

 

A Legacy of Compassion and Honor

Every time our members stand watch beside a fallen EMS provider, present the American flag to a grieving family, sound ceremonial honors, or march in tribute to a life of service, we are reminded that dignity matters.

Your Legacy Gift helps preserve that promise.

Together, we can ensure that EMS professionals throughout Wisconsin continue to receive the honors they earned through a lifetime of service to others.

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Memorial and Tribute Giving

Families and friends may also choose to make memorial gifts in honor of:

• EMS professionals

• First responders

• Veterans

• Family members

• Community leaders

• Loved ones who believed in public service

 

Memorial gifts create a meaningful tribute that continues serving others through the mission of the Wisconsin EMS Honor Guard Association.

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We Would Be Honored to Speak With You

We understand that estate and legacy planning is deeply personal. If you would like additional information about Legacy Giving or would like to discuss how your gift may support the future of the Wisconsin EMS Honor Guard Association, we would be honored to speak with you confidentially.

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Contact Information

Wisconsin EMS Honor Guard Association, Inc.

1320 Blue Jay Place New Richmond, WI 54017

Phone: (877) 367-4408 

Email: craig@wiemshonorguard.org Website: www.wiemshonorguard.org

The Wisconsin EMS Honor Guard Association is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

FEIN: 81-1077737

 

All charitable contributions and legacy gifts are tax deductible as allowed by law.