VISIONARY SOCIETY
Ways to Give
Planned Giving: Joining TPT’s Visionary Society October 20-26 marks National Estate Planning
Visionary Society members Glenn and Patti Flekke
Awareness Week — a perfect time to reflect on your legacy. At TPT, more than 400 members of our Visionary Society have chosen to support trusted public media for generations to come through planned gifts. You can join them in several ways:
Why we chose to Create Our TPT Legacy Visionary Society members Glenn and Patti Flekke share why they’ve included Twin Cities PBS (TPT) in their estate plans through a gift in their will.
What inspired you to make a planned gift, and what does this gift mean to you?
Bequest in will or trust: Name the TPT Foundation as a percentage or specific dollar amount of your estate.
The future of public broadcasting, especially local production, is less certain than ever. We’ve enjoyed TPT since before PBS in the early 1960s, and want to be sure it will survive and thrive in the 21st century. How do you hope your planned gift will make a difference for future generations? TPT produces excellent documentaries, music and public affairs programs like “Broadcast Wars,” “First Avenue: Closer to the Stars,” “Relish” and “Almanac.” These balance out commercial television, and our gift will help extend that balance into future generations. What would you say to someone considering a planned gift? Call the TPT Giving Team for an introduction to TPT’s long- term needs. Then work with your financial planner to create a plan that gives you peace of mind. Anything else you’d like to share? I still remember watching Channel 2’s midnight sign-off in the ’60s and ’70s — the American flag, static, and Brahms’ “Academic Festival Overture.” A reminder of TPT’s long history and why it’s worth sustaining.
IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD): Make a tax-free gift today and satisfy your Required Minimum Distribution. Retirement assets: Add the TPT Foundation as a beneficiary of your IRA, 401(k), or 403(b).
Charitable Gift Annuity: Receive fixed payments for life in exchange for your gift.
Learn more at giftplanning.tpt.org or contact Mike Klinefelter, Planned Giving Officer, at plannedgiving@tpt.org or 651.229.1520.
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