Planned Giving

You can sustain hope for future generations. Your planned gift can help transform the lives of your neighbors in need for years to come.

Leave a Legacy of Hope

Planned giving is a meaningful way to make a gift through your financial or estate plans while creating a lasting legacy for neighbors in need. Through Community Resource Center, your generosity helps create paths to healthy food, stable homes and safe relationships while helping build a community where everyone has access to the resources they need to live with dignity.

Join the CRC Legacy Circle

The CRC Legacy Circle honors donors who have included CRC in their future plans. Your legacy can make a lasting difference. With a planned legacy gift, you can help:

  • Support CRC's mission far into the future
  • Express your values of compassion and care
  • Create meaningful support without affecting your current financial security

If you have already made a planned gift, we would be grateful to know so we can thank you, honor your wishes and welcome you into CRC Legacy Circle. 

Bequest/Legacy Gift Intent Form

Contact Us

If you are considering a planned gift or would simply like to learn more, we'd be honored to connect with you. For questions or more information, please contact us:  

Debbie Murray 
Chief Philanthropy Officer
development@crcncc.org
(760) 230-6307

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How Your Legacy Creates Hope

Your planned gift to Community Resource Center can make a lasting difference to help:

  • Nourish neighbors by providing healthy food for those experiencing hunger and food insecurity
  • Support stable homes through housing assistance for individuals and families facing homelessness
  • Protect and empower families by providing emergency shelter, counseling, legal advocacy and support for survivors of domestic violence
  • Sustain our mission and strengthen CRC’s ability to serve future generations

CRC Legacy Circle Testimonials

“We’ve had the privilege of supporting CRC through giving and service for many years, and we’ve seen how it strengthens families and our community. 

By including a legacy gift in our trust—designed to grow and keep pace over time—we’re proud to ensure that impact continues for generations.”

– Ella and Han Helders, CRC Legacy Circle Donors

“CRC became like family to me—offering support, hope, and belonging when I needed it most. When I was given the opportunity to thoughtfully plan my estate, including CRC felt both natural and deeply meaningful. For me, it’s the knowing that after I’m long gone, CRC will continue to receive funds created from my legacy gift for programs and services to help others just as they provided me. Creating this legacy provides my life intention and purpose. I am still and forever will be filled with gratitude for the life the CRC family helped me step into with hope, humility and courage.”

– Susan Chance, Former Program Participant, Board Member, CRC Legacy Circle Donor

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Ways to Leave a Legacy

Making a legacy gift to CRC is simple, rewarding and impactful. Please discuss these giving options and the impact they might have on your estate and family with a professional advisor:

  • Make a gift in your will or trust, as a percentage of your estate or a specific dollar amount.
  • Designate Community Resource Center as a beneficiary of your retirement account or life insurance policy.
  • Transfer a gift of appreciated stock. Ask your broker to contact us.
  • Include CRC as a beneficiary of your charitable remainder trust or Donor Advised Fund.

Your planned gift to CRC leaves a legacy that creates hope by nourishing, empowering and healing people who need help. Please include CRC in your will, trust or retirement plan and express your values of caring and compassion forever.

Here are two ways you can get started with your planned giving:

  1. Name Community Resource Center as a beneficiary. You can designate CRC as a beneficiary of bank accounts, certificates of deposit, brokerage accounts and retirement plans.
  2. Include Community Resource Center in your will or living trust. This gift can be made by including very simple language in your will or living trust. And, you can modify your gift as your circumstances change.

Information for Your Records

Please include Community Resource Center’s legal name in your documents:

Legal Name: Community Resource Center
Address: 650 2nd Street, Encinitas, CA 92024
Federal Tax ID Number: 95-3497926

Please Note: Community Resource Center does not provide legal or tax advice. We encourage all donors to consult with their attorney, tax advisor or financial planner when considering a charitable gift. 

Bequest Intent Form:

Complete our Bequest Intent Form and return to us: Community Resource Center, 650 2nd St., Encinitas, CA 92024 or development@crcncc.org.

Bequest/Legacy Gift Intent Form

Contact Us

If you are considering a planned gift or would simply like to learn more, we'd be honored to connect with you. For questions or more information, please contact us:  

Debbie Murray 
Chief Philanthropy Officer
development@crcncc.org
(760) 230-6307

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a planned gift?

A planned gift is a charitable gift that is arranged as part of your financial or estate plans. It can take effect during your lifetime or bequeathed. 

What is the easiest way to make a planned gift?

For many donors, the easiest options are including CRC in a will or trust or naming CRC as a beneficiary on a retirement account, donor advised fund, brokerage account or life insurance policy. 

Do I need to tell CRC if I've included a gift?

You are not required to let us know, but we would be grateful if you do. It allows us to thank you, honor your intentions and welcome you into the CRC Legacy Circle if you would like to be recognized. 

Can I remain anonymous?

Yes. We will honor your wishes and keep your gift confidential. 

Can I change my plans later?

Many planned gifts, including bequests and beneficiary designations, can be updated as your circumstances change.