Support the Freedom to Read Foundation! 

General Donations 

Your unrestricted gift will help ensure that the Foundation has the resources it needs to participate in key First Amendment court cases.

Tributes and Memorials

Your donation in memory of or in honor of a friend, colleague, family member, or hero will help advance freedom of speech and the press, protect the public’s right of access to information and materials stored in and made available through the nation’s libraries, fight against efforts to remove materials from library collections and to block access to networked information on library computers, and safeguard the ability of libraries to serve their users without violations of privacy and confidentiality.

Planned Giving

Remember FTRF in your will or estate planning.  Leaving a bequest to the Foundation is a way to ensure the First Amendment principles continue to be protected. 

Designating a gift from your estate now costs you nothing, but will continue the fight to protect and allow the First Amendment principles after you are gone.

Bequests
Your attorney can help you incorporate a bequest for the Foundation Into your will.  Bequests may be structured in several ways, with sample language for some common types included below:

• Fixed Dollar Bequest – This is a straightforward way to provide a specific amount to the Foundation.
• I give to the Freedom to Read Foundation, Chicago, IL $ _______. This is an unrestricted gift and may be used to further the mission and programs of the Foundation.
• Bequest of Residue – After all other bequest have been granted and estate administration expenses have been paid, use this approach to leave all or a portion of what remains to the Foundation.
• I give to Freedom to Read Foundation, Chicago, IL all (or ____ percent) of the residue of my estate.  This is an unrestricted gift and may be used to further the mission and programs of the Foundation.

Other Types of Planned Gifts
We hope you will think of the Foundation when speaking with your attorney about making your estate plans.  Besides bequests, you can also:

• Name the Foundation as a beneficiary under your life insurance policy; or
• Name the Foundation as a beneficiary of your retirement plan assets such as an IRA or 401(k), which can have significant tax advantages; or
• Establish a charitable trust benefiting the Foundation.

For Your Advisor

In considering a gift for the Freedom to Read Foundation in your will, there are several points of information your attorney will want to know:

• Our legal name is Freedom to Read Foundation
• We are a not-for-profit classified 501(c)(3) by the Internal Revenue Service.
• Our tax identification number is 23-7102086. 

For more information on making a planned gift to the Freedom to Read Foundation, please contact Deborah Caldwell-Stone at dstone@ala.org or (312) 280-4224.

Named Program Funds

You also can target your donation to one of FTRF's named funds, including the Judith F. Krug Fund, the Gordon M. Conable Fund, and the Frank Zappa Fund.  By targeting your donation, you can help FTRF strengthen our educational and outreach programs.

Thank you for making the decision today to contribute to the continued successes of the Foundation!

Freedom to Read Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your donation is tax-deductible.