Leaving a Legacy

Photo: Jason Sangster for Mercy Corps

For more than 25 years, Mercy Corps has worked to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities. During that time, our donors have responded to our work around the world with extraordinary generosity and commitment.

Our donors entrust us with the resources we need to realize our mission. In turn, we want to inform our donors about the range of effective, tax-efficient methods to meet their charitable giving goals.

To learn more about the latest estate planning information available to assist you in your philanthropy, and to get a sense of the variety of ways to give other than donating cash, please choose one of the links below.

• Estates and Bequests. A gift through your will or living trust is a simple but significant way to remember Mercy Corps. You may designate Mercy Corps as beneficiary of a specific dollar amount, specific asset, or percentage of your estate. Click here for a PDF document containing suggested bequest language.
• Gifts of stock
• Other planned giving opportunities including gift annuities, unitrusts, IRA gifts, and tax-free sales.

Our knowledgeable staff looks forward to answering your specific questions about how you can help Mercy Corps realize its mission while meeting your own estate and financial goals. For additional information, please contact Johanna Thoeresz, Vice President for Development, at 800-292-3355 ext. 342 or by email atjthoeresz@mercycorps.org.

Giron Legacy Society

In 1982, Mercy Corps recruited a bright, charismatic Guatemalan pediatrician named Oscar "Tito" Giron to establish a village health program in neighboring Honduras. He was one of Mercy Corps' first employees, and he often rode his small motorcycle back and forth between villages to treat his patients. Dr. Giron was passionate about his work, and said he became a pediatrician "because I believe children are the hope and the future of the world."

Dr. Giron died in selfless service to others; he was a victim of Honduras' political unrest. Today, Mercy Corps honors his commitment and devotion to the humanitarian cause through the Giron Legacy Society. Established in 2003, the Giron Legacy Society honors donors who support Mercy Corps through estate planning.

You, too, can leave a legacy by supporting Mercy Corps through an estate or life income gift. For more information, please contact Johanna Thoeresz, Vice President for Development, at 800-292-3355 ext. 342 or by email atjthoeresz@mercycorps.org.