Make Your
Legacy a
Jewish Future

Would you like to create a lasting, personal legacy you’ll be proud of forever? Make a charitable bequest in your will to Chabad of Greater St. Louis.

Your legacy bequest enables you to make a major difference right here in our community. This is your moment to create a Jewish legacy. Through the thoughtful and loving act of Planned Giving you can lead your community to a stronger and more vibrant future for decades to come.

From the student to the young professional, from the senior citizen to the preschooler, from visiting the sick and comforting the poor, this is your community. And this is your moment to make a real difference.

It’s Easier Than You Think

A bequest is one of the easiest and most impactful ways to leave a legacy. Even if you’re someone of modest means, your gift can go a long way.

Click here for Sample Bequest Wording

Here’s how a bequest works:

  • A bequest does not cost you anything during your lifetime
  • With a Residuary Bequest, you designate a percentage of your estate to Chabad of Greater St. Louis
  • With an Outright Bequest, you leave a specific dollar amount or a specific asset, like securities or real estate, to Chabad of Greater St. Louis
  • After your passing, your trustee will transfer the bequest money or real estate to Chabad of Greater St. Louis
  • Bequests are revocable and can be changed or modified during your lifetime
  • Bequests relieve the tax burden on your family
  • This is the most effective way to leave a Jewish legacy

We’re Here to Help

We’d be honored to work with you, your family and/or your financial adviser/attorney, to develop a personalized strategy for your charity-giving. Please contact Rabbi Chaim Landa at 314-503-2148 or by email at clanda@chabadstl.org so we can set up a time to talk.

If you have been so generous as to include a bequest to Chabad of Greater St. Louis as part of your estate plan, please take the time to let us know. We would like to recognize you and your family for your generosity.

More About Your Bequest

The method used to make a bequest will depend on the kind of gift you choose to leave to Chabad of Greater St. Louis.

Bequests of real estate, personal property, business interests and cash are typically made by way of a will, revocable trust or even a simple codicil to your current estate plan. Your estate-planning attorney can assist you in preparing the necessary papers for you to complete your bequest. (Click here for sample bequest wording.)

Other bequests, such as those involving retirement assets, insurance policies, bank accounts and stocks and bonds, are typically made by completing a beneficiary designation form. Simply contact your retirement plan administrator, life insurance company, bank or investment broker and ask them to send you the right “beneficiary designation” or “payable upon death” form. To complete your bequest, you will need to complete and sign the form and return it to them.

The last step in leaving any bequest involves the transfer to charity. Upon your passing, full value of the gift will be transferred to Chabad of Greater St. Louis tax‑ free and your estate will receive an estate tax charitable deduction.

Sample Bequest Wording

I bequeath to Chabad Lubavitch of Greater St. Louis, Inc., having its principal offices at 8124 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri, 63130, the residue of my estate after all other obligations have been fulfilled,

OR

the sum of ______ dollars,

OR

a percentage of _____ of my residuary estate,

to be used by Chabad Lubavitch of Greater St. Louis, Inc., for its charitable purposes of providing Jewish resources to people throughout the Greater St. Louis Metropolitan area.

Chabad Lubavitch of Greater St. Louis, Inc., Tax Id. No. 43‑1287764, is a 501(c)(3).

When planning or writing a will, please contact an estate attorney who has experience in estate planning and make sure to discuss your wishes with your family and financial advisor.