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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.

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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 matching 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

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A Comprehensive Strategy to Win

Since 2022, over 1,200 – anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced in 48 different state legislatures, and over 130 laws have been enacted in 24 different 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.

Campaign Supporters

Thank you to all who have contributed and committed to our work towards an UNSTOPPABLE FUTURE! (As of 5/15/24)

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    Andrew Baron Cohen
    Anne + Sidney White
    Betsy J. Bernard + Laurie Peter
    Bill Hardin
    Carol Meyer
    Charles V. Loring
    David R. Jablonowski + John Peller
    F. Curt Kirschner + Nick Augustinos
    Jayne Baron Sherman + Deby Zum
    Jim Johnson + Paul Dobrea
    John Sabulis + Anthony Pietrangolare
    John Schwab + David Sandelin
    John F. Stafstrom + Dennis C. Murphy
    Kenneth S. Hollander + John M. Kardos
    Kevin T. Crilly
    Laurence M. Rundie
    Madeleine M. McDonough + Cyd Slayton
    Mark A. Fritsch
    Mark Hamilton + Juan Francisco
    The Mark B. Rinder + Dennis R. Ferioli Family
    Martin + Andrew Farach-Colton
    Michelle S. Riley + Susanne M. Kandel
    Paul D. Lerner + Stephen Reis
    Perry S. McKay
    Peter Pileski
    Peter S. Reichertz
    Phil Boustani + Ted Schweitzer
    R. Michael McGowan
    Rick Foglia + Dennis Banks
    Ritch Tindall + Michael Piziali
    Robert A. Baker + Jacob I. Melamed
    Robert Dawalt + David Leechman
    Robert C. Korn + Alvaro R. Menendez
    Robert Ollis + Richard Gibbons
    Shelly L. Skeen + Cece Cox
    Stephen Enders Fund
    Stephen R. Winters + Don D. Curtis
    Steve Davis + Bob Evans
    Thomas Beckel
    William Edelson
    William Libit + Duane Lisowski
    Woody Sides + Robert Wallace

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