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Home » Estate Planning

Estate Planning

Charitable gifts that Shepherd Wellness Community receives through estate planning help to secure the continuation of our programs and services.

As you think of making plans for charitable estate gifts, please ask your legal advisor about the following possibilities for estate planning:

  • Bequests
  • Living Trusts
  • Retirement Plans
  • Certificates of Deposit
  • Savings Account
  • Life Insurance
  • Charitable Gift Annuity
  • Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust
  • Charitable Lead Trust

Because gift management practices vary geographically and estate and financial planning objectives vary from donor to donor, please contact your estate advisor, financial planning advisor or life insurance professional regarding your specific situation.

To ensure that your gift is received by Shepherd Wellness Community in the manner you desire, it is important to use proper language in your documents. The following sample bequest language provides wording that your attorney may want to use when naming Shepherd Wellness Community as a beneficiary:

“I give, devise and bequeath to Shepherd Wellness Community, Tax ID# 25-1781394, 4800 Sciota Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15224 for its general purposes all (or insert here the percentage or fraction) of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, both real and personal.”

Thank you for including the Shepherd Wellness Community in your estate planning.

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Welcome to Shepherd Wellness Community

The Shepherd Wellness Community is the only HIV/AIDS community in western Pennsylvania. Since our founding in 1987  we have witnessed remarkable changes in the treatment of HIV and in the needs of our community.

Our founder, Fr. Lynn Edwards, said that in the 1980s our work focused on helping people die with dignity. In the 1990s, after protease inhibitor drugs became available, our mission was helping HIV-positive people live with dignity. Since 2013, our mission has been helping people living with HIV improve their wellness.

Despite the advances in medical treatment, the need for a supportive community to assist people living with HIV is greater than ever.

We are grateful to everyone through the years who has made the work of Shepherd Wellness Community possible. With your continued help, we will continue to provide a supportive, caring community with meals and wellness programs for people living with HIV.

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