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Common Wealth Development is a private, non-profit community development organization incorporated in 1979. We build community infrastructure through safe, affordable, and healthy housing, local business incubation, and person-centered workforce development for youth and adults, rooted in a foundation of racial justice and health equity. We know that by providing safe and healthy housing, supporting economic stability, and promoting community engagement through outreach activities, we reduce health inequities and the likelihood of violence.
When you donate to Common Wealth, you participate in our movement to make a better Madison for all. Our people-first approach, centered on racial equity and community level health improvement, is only possible because of the support of people like you. Everything we do would not be possible without your support. Thank you.
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Legacy Gift
Planned giving can be a way to tie your legacy with the impact and success of Common Wealth. Consider making a gift to Common Wealth Development, Inc. part of your estate plan.
- Will: Bequests can be a fixed amount or a percentage or the remaining value of your estate after loved ones are cared for.
- Life Insurance or Retirement Plan: Consider naming Common Wealth Development, Inc. a beneficiary on your life insurance policy or retirement plan.
- Charitable Gift Annuity: Strengthen your own financial future while supporting our work by purchasing a gift annuity. An annuity is an investment that pays a constant rate of return. A portion of the interest income may be tax free and a portion of the principal gift can be deducted the year of establishing the annuity.
Sample Language for Bequest from your Will or Living Trust
A bequest, through your will or living trust, is one of the simplest forms of estate planning. If you are interested, here is sample bequest language you can take to your attorney:
I give, devise, and bequeath (insert amount of gift or percentage of estate, or residuary of estate) to Common Wealth Development, Inc. (EIN 39-1323500), or its successor organization, located in Madison, Wisconsin, to support its activities in Wisconsin.
Please be sure to contact your own attorney or financial advisor about your estate planning.
To learn more about planned giving, please contact give@cwd.org.
Volunteer
If you would like to volunteer your time with Common Wealth Development, please send an email to info@cwd.org for information about upcoming opportunities.