When we lose someone close to us, we want to find ways to recognize and honor them. Donations in memory of family members, friends, or colleagues allow donors to express sympathy and respect for a loved one, while providing support for important causes.

For the Law Foundation, memorial gifts are earmarked to the Law Foundation’s Endowment Fund, so while memorializing a special person; you are also making an investment in the long term future of the Foundation’s programs to serve the public and our communities.

The goal of the Endowment Fund is to create an ongoing and reliable source of income. This income provides the organization with funding that can be counted on for annual distributions towards the Foundation’s work in the community. For instance, funds that generate income to operate the mock trial program for students today can be designed to produce income to run the same program 20 years from now and beyond.

When you make a memorial gift to the Law Foundation, the family of the person being memorialized is informed of your thoughtfulness.  We also include a monthly list of memorial donations in The Advocate to thank donors for their generosity and invite the legal community to join you in remembering the person you are memorializing.

Through memorial contributions donors are expressing their sympathy in a way that will help preserve a memory while building a foundation that will help ensure the potential to serve the public on behalf of the legal profession well into the future. No matter the occasion, such gifts remind those closest to us that they are remembered in a unique and thoughtful way.

For questions about memorial giving, contact Carey Shoufler.