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Leave a legacy for tomorrow through thoughtful planning today.

How will you leave your corner of the world a better place? What do you hope your legacy will be? 

Many people have goals to support their family and their community. And those goals can be accomplished with future gifts through thoughtful estate planning. This is often called planned giving. 

There are a variety of ways to include Southwest Initiative Foundation, a community foundation or another local fund in your plans. We are here to help. No pressure, no obligation.  

Learn more about planned giving by watching this short video:

Contact Jeff Vetsch at (320) 583-6342 or send an email early in your estate planning process to discuss options that may work for you.

Write My Free Will

Protecting who you love and what you care about is important, but planning is easy to put off. We believe that all people and families deserve opportunities to thrive, including building financial security. Our partnership with FreeWill allows you to write your legally valid will – for free!

Learn more about how FreeWill works by watching this short video.

Write My Free Will

Bequests 

A bequest is a gift made in your will or trust (or, a codicil to your will). It’s one of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to support charitable causes important to you, without compromising the asset you want to give while you are alive.  

Learn More About Making a Bequest

Common Planned Gifts

Future gifts come in many shapes and sizes, and we specialize in endowment funds. An endowment is a permanent fund that can help you leave a legacy. 

Learn More About Common Planned Gifts

Common Gift Vehicles

There are many tax-smart giving options to support the places and causes you care about.

Learn More About Common Gift Vehicles

Keep it GrowingSM Farmland Giving 

Do you want to keep your land in production by local farmers? We do, too. Donating farmland through Keep It Growing SM benefits land owners, tenants, your county and southwest Minnesota. And we know that donating farmland to the long-term stability of our rural communities is important and deeply personal.

Learn more about Keep it GrowingSM
Stories Worth Sharing

Estate Gift Means Farmland Can Keep Growing and Giving Back

Every farm has a story. Neil Kruse wants to see the next chapters for his family’s farm keep the rhythms of planting and harvest, machinery rumbling down the gravel roads in rural Lincoln County and neighbors stopping to visit through the windows of their pickup trucks.

READ MORE ABOUT THIS ESTATE GIFT

“I get I have a limited time on the earth. For me, it’s a life cycle. When I’m gone, I’m gone.”

Neil Kruse

Legacy Circle

Individuals and families who have included Southwest Initiative Foundation, a community foundation or another local fund in their plans become part of our Legacy Circle to recognize their generosity. If you have entrusted your legacy with us or included a SWIF-held fund in your estate plans, please complete a simple form at the link below.

Join the Legacy Circle

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