Planned Giving

Nourish Your Community for Years to Come.

Leave a legacy that nourishes and empowers your neighbors. We have several Planned Giving options that allow you to choose what works best for your goals. If you have already included Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee in your estate plans, please let us know so we can properly thank you for your generosity.

Bequests

You can support neighbors in your community facing hunger even beyond your lifetime by naming Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee as a beneficiary of your will, living trust, or insurance policy.

Legacy of Hope Society

When you make a gift to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee from your will, you become a part of a special group of dedicated families and individuals deeply committed to providing a foundational human right: food. As a member of the Legacy of Hope giving society, you will have access to:

A private, behind-the-scenes tour of the Second Harvest distribution center nearest you
Invitations to social, volunteer, and informational events
Regular updates on the impacts of your generosity.

Legacy of Hope members play a vital role in fulfilling our vision of everyone having equitable access to the food and resources they need. If you have questions about the Legacy of Hope society, please email Marian Eidson or call 615-627-1564.

Stocks, Donor-Advised Funds, and IRAs

Other ways to create a legacy by supporting Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee are by gifting appreciated stock or by making a distribution from your donor-advised fund (DAF) or a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) from your IRA. There are also tax advantages to these charitable gifting strategies, so we recommend contacting your tax, legal, and financial advisors who are specially trained at handling planned gifts.

The information provided does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal or financial advice; instead, all information, content, and materials available on this site are for general informational purposes only.