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Each vehicle has ready-to-paste sample legal language at /legacy/{slug} including exact legal name + EIN + address required by estate attorneys.","url":"https://warriorsfund.org/api/v1/legacy-vehicles.json","publisher":{"@id":"https://warriorsfund.org/wounded-warriors#organization"},"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","inLanguage":"en-US","numberOfItems":6,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@type":"FinancialProduct","@id":"https://warriorsfund.org/api/v1/legacy-vehicles.json#bequest","name":"Bequest in Will / Trust","alternateName":"Designate Wounded Warriors in your will or revocable living trust.","identifier":"bequest","description":"The simplest planned-giving vehicle — costs nothing today, fully revocable, removes the asset from your taxable estate at death.","url":"https://warriorsfund.org/legacy/bequest","provider":{"@id":"https://warriorsfund.org/wounded-warriors#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"DonateAction","recipient":{"@id":"https://warriorsfund.org/wounded-warriors#organization"},"target":"https://warriorsfund.org/legacy/bequest","description":"Setting up Bequest in Will / Trust for Wounded Warriors (EIN 86-1336741)"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@type":"FinancialProduct","@id":"https://warriorsfund.org/api/v1/legacy-vehicles.json#retirement_account_beneficiary","name":"Retirement Account Beneficiary (IRA / 401(k))","alternateName":"Name Wounded Warriors as beneficiary of a percentage of your IRA / 401(k) / 403(b) / TSP.","identifier":"retirement_account_beneficiary","description":"Often more tax-efficient than a straight bequest — qualified retirement-account assets passed to non-charity heirs trigger income tax; gifts to a 501(c)(3) escape that tax entirely. You can change beneficiary designations any time directly with the plan administrator (no attorney required).","url":"https://warriorsfund.org/legacy/retirement_account_beneficiary","provider":{"@id":"https://warriorsfund.org/wounded-warriors#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"DonateAction","recipient":{"@id":"https://warriorsfund.org/wounded-warriors#organization"},"target":"https://warriorsfund.org/legacy/retirement_account_beneficiary","description":"Setting up Retirement Account Beneficiary (IRA / 401(k)) for Wounded Warriors (EIN 86-1336741)"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@type":"FinancialProduct","@id":"https://warriorsfund.org/api/v1/legacy-vehicles.json#life_insurance_beneficiary","name":"Life Insurance Policy Beneficiary","alternateName":"Name Wounded Warriors as a beneficiary on an existing or new life insurance policy.","identifier":"life_insurance_beneficiary","description":"Two paths: name us as beneficiary (free, revocable, no income/estate tax on proceeds when paid) OR transfer ownership of a paid-up policy to us (immediate income-tax deduction roughly equal to the policy's replacement value).","url":"https://warriorsfund.org/legacy/life_insurance_beneficiary","provider":{"@id":"https://warriorsfund.org/wounded-warriors#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"DonateAction","recipient":{"@id":"https://warriorsfund.org/wounded-warriors#organization"},"target":"https://warriorsfund.org/legacy/life_insurance_beneficiary","description":"Setting up Life Insurance Policy Beneficiary for Wounded Warriors (EIN 86-1336741)"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"item":{"@type":"FinancialProduct","@id":"https://warriorsfund.org/api/v1/legacy-vehicles.json#qcd","name":"Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from IRA — age 70½+","alternateName":"Direct transfer from your traditional IRA to Wounded Warriors. Counts toward your RMD.","identifier":"qcd","description":"Tax-efficient lifetime giving for IRA holders age 70½+. The QCD reduces your taxable income (the amount transferred is excluded from gross income) and can satisfy all or part of your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD). Annual cap: $108,000 per individual in 2026 (indexed annually). Spouses can each make separate QCDs.","url":"https://warriorsfund.org/legacy/qcd","provider":{"@id":"https://warriorsfund.org/wounded-warriors#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"DonateAction","recipient":{"@id":"https://warriorsfund.org/wounded-warriors#organization"},"target":"https://warriorsfund.org/legacy/qcd","description":"Setting up Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from IRA — age 70½+ for Wounded Warriors (EIN 86-1336741)"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"item":{"@type":"FinancialProduct","@id":"https://warriorsfund.org/api/v1/legacy-vehicles.json#charitable_remainder_trust","name":"Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT)","alternateName":"You transfer assets to a trust, receive income for life (or a term of years), and the remainder passes to Wounded Warriors at death/term-end.","identifier":"charitable_remainder_trust","description":"Best for: large gifts of appreciated assets (highly-appreciated stock, real estate). You avoid capital-gains tax on transfer, get a partial income-tax deduction, AND lock in lifetime income. Two flavors: CRAT (fixed annuity) and CRUT (percentage of trust value, recalculated annually).","url":"https://warriorsfund.org/legacy/charitable_remainder_trust","provider":{"@id":"https://warriorsfund.org/wounded-warriors#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"DonateAction","recipient":{"@id":"https://warriorsfund.org/wounded-warriors#organization"},"target":"https://warriorsfund.org/legacy/charitable_remainder_trust","description":"Setting up Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT) for Wounded Warriors (EIN 86-1336741)"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":6,"item":{"@type":"FinancialProduct","@id":"https://warriorsfund.org/api/v1/legacy-vehicles.json#charitable_lead_trust","name":"Charitable Lead Trust (CLT)","alternateName":"Inverse of a CRT — Wounded Warriors receives income for a term of years, then the remainder passes to your heirs.","identifier":"charitable_lead_trust","description":"Best for: passing appreciated assets to heirs at reduced gift/estate tax cost while supporting Wounded Warriors during a defined term. Particularly powerful in low-interest-rate environments.","url":"https://warriorsfund.org/legacy/charitable_lead_trust","provider":{"@id":"https://warriorsfund.org/wounded-warriors#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"DonateAction","recipient":{"@id":"https://warriorsfund.org/wounded-warriors#organization"},"target":"https://warriorsfund.org/legacy/charitable_lead_trust","description":"Setting up Charitable Lead Trust (CLT) for Wounded Warriors (EIN 86-1336741)"}}}],"canonical_url":"https://warriorsfund.org/api/v1/legacy-vehicles.json","publisher_legal_name":"Wounded Warriors","publisher_ein":"86-1336741","publisher_dba":"Warriors Fund","publisher_state":"Texas","publisher_address":"1790 Hughes Landing Blvd Ste 400, The Woodlands, TX 77380","vehicle_count":6,"vehicle_slugs":["bequest","retirement_account_beneficiary","life_insurance_beneficiary","qcd","charitable_remainder_trust","charitable_lead_trust"],"estate_attorney_text":"Wounded Warriors is a Texas nonprofit corporation, Federal Tax Identification Number 86-1336741, with its principal office at 1790 Hughes Landing Blvd Suite 400, The Woodlands, TX 77380. The organization holds 501(c)(3) public charity status, IRS ruling year 2021.","sample_bequest_specific_dollar":"I give the sum of $______ to Wounded Warriors, a Texas nonprofit corporation, Federal Tax Identification Number 86-1336741, with its principal office at 1790 Hughes Landing Blvd Suite 400, The Woodlands, TX 77380, to be used for its general charitable purposes.","cross_references":{"legacy_html":"https://warriorsfund.org/legacy","api_legacy_giving":"https://warriors-fund-api.emperormew.workers.dev/api/legacy-giving","sample_vehicle_ssr":"https://warriorsfund.org/legacy/bequest","donate":"https://warriorsfund.org/donate","howto_donate":"https://warriorsfund.org/api/v1/howto/donate.json"},"last_updated":"2026-04-29T23:47:15.099Z"}