Plant the seeds of hope
Your legacy gift nurtures lives and communities for generations.
The Goodman Perwien Legacy Society is a group of individuals—just like you—who are committed to ensuring that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities continue to be supported in a dignified and inclusive way.
By making a planned gift, members of the Society leave a meaningful legacy that lives on through the lives JSDD touches every day.
How Your Legacy Gift Supports JSDD
A legacy gift to JSDD creates a lasting impact for generations to come. Your support helps us continue our mission—and grow in meaningful ways:
Sustain Our Facility
Your gift helps maintain JSDD’s beautiful, modern facility as a permanent resource for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and the broader community.
Care for Our Homes
It ensures the ongoing upkeep and improvement of our homes, providing safe, comfortable environments for individuals who need 24-hour care and support.
Support the WAE Center
Your generosity fuels innovative, person-centered programming at the WAE Center—where creativity, self-expression, and personal growth are at the heart of everything we do.
Enrich Jewish Life
Legacy gifts allow us to offer meaningful Jewish experiences and observances for our residents, and to continue advocating for a fully inclusive and dynamic Jewish life for all.
Leave a Legacy That Reflects Your Values
Your legacy gift is a meaningful way to support JSDD for future generations.
In most cases, it doesn’t require a check or credit card today—it’s a gift for the future, typically paid out after your lifetime.
With this type of gift, you can:
- Show your family and community what truly matters to you
- Be part of something larger than yourself
- Create a powerful, lasting impact that may not be possible through a current gift
Planned gifts help sustain JSDD’s mission of inclusion, dignity, and opportunity for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities—long into the future.
Simple, Flexible Ways to Make a Lasting Gift
Your legacy gift can be made through a simple bequest—or through other popular and accessible methods.
Many options don’t affect your finances today but leave a lasting impact on tomorrow.
Common Ways to Give:
- Bequest in your will or trust: Include JSDD in your Last Will and Testament with a specific amount or percentage of your estate.
- Beneficiary designation: Name JSDD as a beneficiary of your IRA, 401(k), pension, or other qualified retirement plan.
- Life insurance policy: Designate JSDD to receive all or a portion of your policy’s death benefit.
- Living legacy gifts: Make a current gift—such as cash, appreciated stock, or part of your IRA’s Required Minimum Distribution (RMD)—to support JSDD’s endowment fund and make an immediate impact.