Planned giving is one of the best opportunities for supporting the causes and communities you love — and it often comes with great personal and financial benefits!

The easiest way to create a planned gift is by including a bequest in your estate plan. Bequests cost nothing to give today but will support your favorite WCNY programming for years to come.

Courtesy of FreeWill, this free online tool helps you easily create a planned gift to support WCNY. You can protect what you love and write your legal will in 20 minutes or less, 100% for free. It can be used with an attorney for more complex needs and can help you include the necessary language to designate a gift in your plans.

Contact Katherine Keeney, Legacy Giving Specialist
katherine.keeney@wcny.org
315-551-6838

Thinking about selling your car, boat, motorcycle, truck, or other vehicle? Donate it to WCNY instead.

It’s easy, free, and secure! We convert vehicles into funding for WCNY programming. Your gift may qualify for a tax deduction, and you can avoid the cost and hassle of repairing or selling a car you no longer want.

WCNY will pick up your vehicle at no cost to you, and you’ll receive your donation receipt at the time of pick-up. Call 855-500-RIDE (7433) or fill out the online form here.

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Give from Your Donor-Advised Fund

By giving through a donor-advised fund (DAF), you can make a meaningful and lasting contribution to WCNY’s mission. As your DAF grows, so does your potential to support WCNY’s programming, educational, and cultural initiatives. With an immediate tax deduction and tax-free growth of your DAF, it’s a smart way to give back.

– Name WCNY as a beneficiary of your donor-advised fund:
The Public Broadcasting Council of CNY, Inc. (DBA, “WCNY”) is a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization, located at 415 W. Fayette Street, Syracuse, NY 13204.

– WCNY’s tax I.D. number is 16-1876277.

– Designate us to receive all or a portion of the balance of your fund through your fund administrator (you can also make a grant to us at any time from your DAF). The balance in your fund passes to WCNY when the fund terminates.

– Alternatively, you can contribute by mail. Please direct your distribution to WCNY at:

WCNY
Attn: Development
415 W. Fayette St.
Syracuse, NY 13204

Let us Know About Your Gift

If you choose to give through a Donor-Advised Fund (DAF), please let us know so we can thank you for your commitment to WCNY and notify you once your gift has been received. Please feel free to email us at any time for assistance or to learn more about the impact of your support.

If you don’t currently have a donor-advised fund but would like to explore the benefits of setting one up, contact your financial advisor to learn more about establishing a charitable giving account.

An honor or memorial gift is a meaningful way to make a tribute to a family member, friend or someone you admire. Gifts can be made to WCNY to honor friends and family members on special occasions, such as birthdays, anniversaries, retirements or on the occasion of their passing.

Gifts in memory of loved ones who were touched by WCNY can help continue the tradition of exceptional programming in our community. Your honoree or their family will be informed of your memorial gift, and all honor and memorial gifts in any amount are tax-deductible.

For more information, please call (315) 453-2424.

WCNY’s Matching Gift Program involves hundreds of companies and organizations throughout Central and Northern New York and Southern Canada, that match donations made by their employees.

View participating companies to see if your company is listed. If it is, obtain a matching gift form from them and submit it with your gift to WCNY.

If not, contact your human resources department – they may still offer to match your gift or they may wish to contact WCNY Membership Services for more information at (315) 453-2424.

Below is a partial list of participating matching gift companies: