Skip to Main Content

Need help understanding your rights as an LGBTQ+ person or someone living with HIV? Visit our virtual Help Desk.

THE LEGACY CHALLENGE

Impact Lambda Legal’s critical work today while helping us reach our goal of $400 million for future generations of LGBTQ+ people and everyone with HIV. By participating in the Legacy Challenge, your bequest will unlock a cash grant equal to 10% of your gift, ensuring Lambda Legal can continue the fight—now and well into the future.

Join the largest legacy campaign in our movement’s history.Button that reads "Join the Challenge"

How to Participate

1. Establish Your Legacy Gift with Lambda Legal

Simply include Lambda Legal in your estate plans as a beneficiary of your will, trust, retirement account, life insurance policy, or another planned giving vehicle. Supporters with existing plans can also participate as long as the gift amount has not been previously disclosed.

2. Qualify Your Future Gift

Complete Lambda Legal’s confidential and non-legally binding Legacy Challenge Form. Your legacy intention will be matched immediately with a cash grant equal to 10% of your gift with a maximum grant of $100,000 impacting Lambda Legal’s current work. For legacy gifts based on percentages, we ask you use your best estimate for the future value of your gift.

3. Submit Your Legacy Challenge Form

Submit your digital form online by clicking here, or return your completed form securely via email or mail:

legacy@lambdalegal.org

Lambda Legal National Headquarters
120 Wall Street, 1900
New York, NY 10005

A Comprehensive Strategy to Win

Since 2022, nearly 1,900 anti-LGBTQ+ bills were introduced in 50 states. Of those, 219 were enacted as law in 27 states. The Unstoppable Future campaign is Lambda Legal’s boldest effort yet:


Frequently Asked Questions

  • Supporters who have designated Lambda Legal as a beneficiary within their will, trust, retirement account, or life insurance policy, can qualify their future bequest for the Legacy Challenge. Both revocable and irrevocable bequests are eligible.

  • For bequests based on percentages, we ask that you use your best good-faith estimate of the value of your future bequest based on the approximate value of your current assets.

  • The Legacy Challenge will be running until the pool of available match funds is exhausted.

  • Yes! Supporters who include Lambda Legal as a contingent beneficiary are encouraged to qualify their bequest for the Legacy Challenge match.

  • Yes! While Lambda Legal does not offer direct estate or financial planning services, we are connected with a broad network of professionals experienced in serving LGBTQ+ individuals and families. Contact us to get connected with a trusted legal or financial planning expert who can assist in crafting a plan to protect both your loved ones and community.

  • We completely understand that plans may change over time. The Legacy Challenge form is not legally binding and is completely confidential.

  • Yes! Lambda Legal is proud to have recently concluded the largest comprehensive campaign in the LGBTQ+ community’s history. The Legacy Challenge is an extension of that momentum, seeking to raise $400M in legacy commitments to ensure Lambda Legal is not only prepared for the critical moment of today, but also promising to safeguard our rights and protections well into the future.

Supporters

Thank you to everyone who has committed a Legacy Gift through the Unstoppable Future Legacy Challenge to safeguarding our present while fighting for a better future. (As of 3/20/26)

  • Anonymous (35)

    Andrew Baron Cohen

    Anne + Sidney White

    Anne K. Krook

    Arthur S. Leonard

    B. Stephen Lee + Brian J. Levitt

    Ben Cushman + Marc Nadeau in Memory of George Tuttle

    Betsy J. Bernard + Laurie Peter

    Bill Hardin + Chase Haslam

    Bill Moran

    Brent Lok + Wade French

    Brian Davidson

    Bruce L. Moskovitz, MD + John N. Fellin

    Carol Meyer

    Catherine Lamboley

    Charles Buck + John Murtha

    Charles V. Loring

    Christopher G. Caldwell + Richard H. Llewellyn

    Craig Linden, MD

    Daniel Cotlowitz + Timothy Saltsman

    Darrell Windle + Dave Samber

    David Abramson

    David B. Harvie + Mark F. Nebus

    David de Figueiredo

    David Eidelknd + Leonard Sanginario

    David F. Freedman

    David Jarrett

    David L. Webb + W. Lynn McLaughlin

    David Marshal Goldberg + David Goldyn

    David R. Jablonowski + John Peller

    David Stubbins

    David Styers + Chong Ee

    Deborah McMurray + Glen Davison

    Dennis Hoffman

    Derek S. Whitefield + Gary G. Dahle

    Dianna L. Bell + Lilly Correa

    Doug Frankel and Greg Hagopian

    Dr. James Cross + Hank Hury

    Dr. Joshua Lipsman

    Dr. Michael C. Wolf

    Dr. William Kapfer + Eric S. Baker

    Erin Burke

    F. Curt Kirschner + Nick Augustinos

    F. Jeanette Frazier + Elcira C. Villarreal

    Faith Solkoff + Jana Kamen

    Frank Staggs

    Franklin Loulan + Richard Pearce-Moses

    Frederick Saunders + Charles Kredensor

    Gail R. Rolf

    Gene Danser

    George R. Zuber + Anthony W. Snyder Endowed Fund

    Glenn L. Goldberg

    Gordon Micunis + Jay Kobrin

    Harry H. Harkins, Jr. + John E. Garger

    Harvey Eagle

    Hillery Rink + Sean Rindge

    Hon. Michael Sabatino + Mr Robert Voorheis

    Hon. Rosalyn Richter (ret.)

    Howard Suskin

    Howard T. Clauser

    Jack Jennings + Steve Molinari

    Jack Kabin

    James C. Perry + Robert J. Horton

    James G. Pepper

    Jay Cohen

    Jayne Baron Sherman + Deby Zum

    Jeff Ogle + Jeff Steans

    Jeffrey R. Jones + Marc A. Chewakin

    Jeffrey Sandoe + Brent Hendrix

    Joel E. Simkins

    John Berger + Neal Williams

    John Blazek + Mark Andrews

    John Dagres + Jack Odell

    John F. Stafstrom + Dennis C. Murphy

    John K. Barry

    John McDonald + Rob Wright

    John Riccardi

    John Schwab + David Sandelin

    Judge Tom Chiola (Ret.)

    Kate O’Hanlan + Léonie Walker

    Kathy Adelsheim + Laurel Awishus

    Kenneth S. Hollander + John M. Kardos

    Kevin T. Crilly

    Kim + Fi MacPherson

    L. Michael Costa

    Laura Cuzzillo

    Laurence M. Rundie

    Lawrence Jacobs + Steven Snapp

    Lawrence R. Hyer

    Madeleine M. McDonough + Cyd Slayton

    Mark A. Fritsch

    Mark Hamilton + Juan Francisco

    Mark J. Sadek + Stephen P. Habgood

    Marsha Haber

    Martin + Andrew Farach-Colton

    Martin + Susanne Ellman

    Matthew Belmont + Charles Donovan

    Matthew D. Stroud + John Thomas Davis

    Michelle S. Riley + Susanne M. Kandel

    Mitchell Draisin + Philippe Brugere-Trelat

    Norman Berkowitz

    Patrick Menasco

    Paul D. Lerner + Stephen Reis

    Paul J. Backstrom + David S. Hutchison

    Paul La Cour

    Paul Raeder+ Robert Holley

    Perry S. McKay

    Peter Pileski

    Peter S. Reichertz

    Peter S. Tannen + David C. Strachan

    “Peter Tortorello + Bob Wolf  ”

    Phil Boustani + Ted Schweitzer

    Philip Pierce + Christopher Pilafian

    R. Michael McGowan

    Randall C. Dickson

    Rich Walker + Brad Chilcoat

    Rick Foglia + Dennis Banks

    Ritch Tindall + Michael Piziali

    Robert A. Baker + Jacob I. Melamed

    Robert C. Korn + Alvaro R. Menendez

    Robert Dawalt + David Leechman

    Robert Montagnese + John Higgins

    Robert Ollis + Richard Gibbons

    Robert S. Cohn

    Robert Walker Emery

    Ron Guillard + Bill Brosius

    Roy Ross + Warren Meltzer

    Sandy Mollett + Jennifer Falco

    Sanford Friedman + Jerry Hipps

    Scott L. Bennett

    Sheldon Winicour + Ken Boyer

    Shelly L. Skeen + Cece Cox

    Sherry Thomas + Lynn Witt

    Sidney Lee

    Stephen R. Winters + Don D. Curtis

    Stephen Tosha

    Steve Davis + Bob Evans

    Steven Burmeister + Dale Griner

    The Hon. William Thom

    The Mark B. Rinder + Dennis R. Ferioli Family

    The Stephens-Enders Fund

    Thom Maciula + Fish Greenfield

    Thomas Beckel

    Thomas G. Sinkovic

    Timothy Bridge + William Holzemer

    Tom Houston

    Tom Jones

    Wayne G. Hoppe

    William Edelson

    William L. Nist + James F. Scheid

    William Libit + Duane Lisowski

    William Tynan

    Woody Sides + Robert Wallace

Contact Our Team

Reach out to us to learn more about the Legacy Challenge.

Contact Us

Contact Information

Name(Required)
Location(Required)
Tell us how you would like to support the Unstoppable Future Legacy Challenge:(Required)
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.