Wyllis Johnson Legacy Society
The Wyllis Johnson Legacy Society honors people who have made a provision for OPB in their wills, trusts, established a life income gift to OPB, or given $10,000 or more to OPB's New Millennium fund. The society is named for Wyllis Johnson, who left an extraordinary bequest of $3.5 million to OPB, the single largest gift the station has ever received.
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Benefits of Membership in the Wyllis Johnson Legacy Society include:
- Meet local and national public broadcasting personalities at the annual luncheon and other private events.
- Sneak preview screenings of new programs.
- Monthly member guide.
- Behind the scene updates on new programs, services, and activities.
- Access to more than 250 program titles through the Lending Library Service.
You can find the link at: www.opb.org/support/library/
You can become a member of the Wyllis Johnson Legacy Society by taking one of the four following steps:
- Notify us of your intention to make a bequest to OPB
- Inform us that you have included OPB in your estate through a will, living trust, or by naming OPB a beneficiary of your retirement plan.
- Establish a charitable gift annuity or other type of life income gift with OPB.
- Making an outright gift of $10,000 or more to OPB’s New Millennium fund.
BEQUEST LANGUAGE
A bequest to OPB will qualify your estate for a charitable deduction equal to the entire amount you bequeath.
Sample Testamentary Language
A general bequest: "I give to Oregon Public Broadcasting, whose current legal address is 7140 Macadam Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97219 the sum of $___________ (or specifically describe property or percentage of estate or residual), to be used for its general charitable purposes as the Board of Directors of Oregon Public Broadcasting shall determine."
NOTE: The Internal Revenue Service recognizes Oregon Public Broadcasting as a tax-deductible, 501(c) 3 non-profit organization. Our tax identification number is 93-0814638.
If you have included OPB in your will or estate plan and would like to join the Wyllis Johnson Legacy Society, please contact Jeri Kasal, associate director of Gift Planning, at 503.293.1941 or jkasal@opb.org
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