Planned Giving

Leave a legacy that saves lives

Many of our supporters choose to include the Foundation in their long-term plans as a powerful way to support our mission and ensure their future wishes are clear. By leaving a legacy gift, you help us plan ahead and invest in bold, life-changing work that will benefit future generations.

Through our partnership with FreeWill, supporters in the U.S. can create their will for free, in just 20 minutes.

Leave a gift in my will

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Types of planned gifts

Whether through an IRA rollover, bequest, or another charitable giving vehicle, planning for the future now guarantees your long-term wishes are clear and may carry tax benefits. Types of legacy gifts include:

Bequests
Retirement Plan Distributions (IRA, 401(k))
Life Insurance Beneficiary Designations
Stock and Appreciated Securities
Charitable Remainder Trusts
Charitable Gift Annuities

The Elton John AIDS Foundation is pleased to support your gift planning, but we do not provide legal or financial advice. Please consult a qualified advisor before making any arrangements.

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If people remember that we tried to change the world a little bit, we were kind, we tried to help people, that would be enough.

Elton John

Why make a bequest to the Foundation?

Leaving a gift to the Elton John AIDS Foundation in your will or living trust costs you nothing now and can be updated at any time. It’s a powerful way to honor your personal goals for your estate, while helping to create a future free from AIDS – with the added benefit of being tax effective.

HIV is not a terminal disease. You can live a perfectly healthy life. I take a lifesaving medication – it is my power pellet. I appreciate everything Elton John stands for in his support of communities impacted by HIV. That is why I chose to include the Foundation in my will.

John, Elton John AIDS Foundation supporter from Texas

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Planning for the future has never been easier. Through our friends at FreeWill, supporters based in the United States can write a legal will online – completely free and in just 20 minutes.

Whether you’re making new plans or updating existing ones, no gift is too small. Your generosity will leave a legacy in the fight against HIV and LGBTQ+ stigma.

If you’ve already included the Elton John AIDS Foundation in your will or trust, please fill out this form to let us know.

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UK INHERITANCE TAX BENEFIT

If an estate is worth more than £325,000 Inheritance Tax may be payable, however, under new UK tax law, most legacies and gifts in Wills to Charities are not subject to Inheritance Tax, and a gift of 10% or more of your estate in your Will to a charitable organization may reduce the amount of Inheritance Tax payable by an individual’s estate from 40% to 36%.