Leave a Legacy for Justice
Combine your vision for a fairer, more compassionate and equitable world with your overall financial, tax and estate planning goals.
Membership Benefits
As a member of the Legacy Society, you will enjoy the following benefits.
- Personal liaison to answer questions and keep you informed about your impact
- Recognition in our annual report (by name or anonymously)
- Exoneration updates and action alerts from our Executive Director and others
- Invitations to virtual briefings featuring Innocence Project leaders and exonerees
- Invitation to the annual gala
- Invitation to annual Legacy Society event
Contact Info
For more information on including the Innocence Project in your estate plans, please contact us.
Email
[email protected]
Address
The Innocence Project, Inc.
40 Worth Street, Suite 701
New York, NY 10013
Phone Number
212-364-5386
EIN/Tax ID
32-0077563
“Some feelings you just can’t describe with words. I’m here with my children, my grandchildren, and what you thought was going to happen to me...God had greater plans.”
Renay Lynch
Convicted: 1998 | Exonerated: 2024
Ways to Give
Leaving a gift in your will or revocable living trust ensures that the Innocence Project can answer the call to justice for generations to come. You may designate a portion of your residual estate to the Innocence Project, while leaving other assets to your family and friends.
Provide your attorney with the sample bequest language below:
“I hereby give, devise and bequeath to The Innocence Project, Inc., located at 40 Worth Street, Suite 701 New York, NY 10013, [$_______ specific dollar amount or ________ percent of my residuary estate], to further the mission of the Innocence Project.”
This sample language is not meant to take the place of qualified legal counsel. Once you have completed arrangements with your lawyer or financial planner, please send a copy of the section of your will or trust that details your charitable plan so we can express our thanks and acknowledge you for your commitment. If circumstances change, you can change your planned gift at any time.
Individuals aged 70.5 or older may be eligible to use a tax-free qualified charitable distribution to the Innocence Project to meet their IRA’s annual required minimum distribution.
When you create a charitable gift annuity with the Innocence Project, you or a loved one receive guaranteed fixed quarterly payments for life based on age and a charitable income tax deduction in the year of the donation. After your passing, the remaining funds establish your legacy gift to the Innocence Project.
The Innocence Project offers gift annuities through a partnership with the National Gift Annuity Foundation.
As a registered 501(c)(3), the Innocence Project can be listed as a beneficiary of various financial accounts such as:
- Retirement Accounts and IRAs
- Life Insurance Policies
- Donor Advised Funds
- Certificates of Deposit
- Bank and Brokerage Accounts
From Our Legacy Society
“As I was making my estate plans, I decided to provide for the organizations that inspire me. I know that through a legacy gift, the work of freeing the innocent will continue long into the future.”
"After reading the book, 'Anatomy of Innocence,' I knew I wanted to be a part of this project. Every person should do their own bit to make sure that an innocent person is never imprisoned. I've included it in my estate planning and you should also!"
"My brother David appreciated the great good fortune in his life, and he wished to give hope to others enduring the misfortunes of injustice, pain, and poverty. His estate gift is enabling the Innocence Project to deliver justice and dignity to more clients, now and in years to come."
