Gift Planning

By making a planned gift, you can make a meaningful and lasting contribution to protect and enhance the Emerald Necklace’s 1,100 acres of historic parkland. Your generosity helps ensure that our communities continue to benefit from resilient green spaces, thoughtful stewardship, and vibrant programs for generations to come—while offering potential financial and tax advantages for you and your family.

Contact our team to explore the giving options that are right for you.

For decades, generous friends and supporters have helped safeguard the Emerald Necklace’s future—during their lifetimes and beyond—while also ensuring financial stability for themselves and their families. Thanks to thoughtful planned gifts and tax-wise contributions from donors like you, the Conservancy can continue to steward 1,100 acres of historic parkland, expand access to green space for all communities, and provide our team with the resources needed to lead in urban landscape care, climate resilience, and community engagement. These meaningful commitments strengthen the parks for generations to come while offering valuable financial benefits to our donors.

There are many ways you can make a gift to the Conservancy beyond a traditional cash contribution, including:

• Bequests: Bequest Intention Form (PDF)
• Life Income Gifts
• Donor Advised Funds
• Beneficiary Designations
• IRA Gifts
• Appreciated Securities

Our gift planning experts are here to help!

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