Giving Beyond

Ways to Give Beyond Your Lifetime

There are several ways to include Five Acres in your will or trust. Suggested legal language is in quotation marks.

Percentage

“I give to Five Acres located at 760 West Mountain View Street, Altadena, CA 91001 _______% of the residue of my estate.”

Dollar Amount
“I give to Five Acres located at 760 West Mountain View Street, Altadena, CA 91001 the sum of $_______.”

Specific Property
“I give to Five Acres located at 760 West Mountain View Street, Altadena, CA 91001 my interest in [describe property and exact location/address].”

Retirement Plan
Name Five Acres as the beneficiary or as a percentage beneficiary of your retirement plan, for example, “50% to my spouse and 50% to Five Acres located at 760 West Mountain View Street, Altadena, CA 91001.” The portion to Five Acres will not be subject to income taxes.

Charitable Remainder Trust
Contributing appreciated securities, real estate or other asset to a charitable remainder trust can benefit Five Acres in the future and you today. Avoid capital gains tax, receive payments for life or a term of years, and receive a current income tax deduction all without probate.

You Decide
Your gift can be unrestricted as to its use, or restricted for a specific program or restricted to the endowment fund.

Contact Us
For more information about making a gift to Five Acres in your will or trust, please contact Cathy Clement, Director of Philanthropy and Certified Specialist in Planned Giving at (626) 798-6793, extension 2251 or email her at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by clicking here. Please consult your financial advisor.

“Maybe You and I”

Frank Brill's Story:

Every Monday afternoon in Five Acres’ dining room 85-year-old Frank Brill reads with a child. On the weeks students are on vacation Frank sends his student a note on a greeting card. Frank began tutoring in 1996 after a visit to Five Acres with his friend and former resident Grace who told him, “You should be here every week.”

Frank was born in Brooklyn and when he was six years old began a career in show business that continues to this day from telegram deliveries in a Phillip Morris uniform to dancing for tips in the Catskills, to MCA and ABC to Las Vegas, Tahoe and Atlantic City Frank has worked with some of the biggest names in show business.

His heart, however, belongs to the children. Beginning with Grace.

When Frank’s friend Beth Uffner was frustrated by the adoptions system, he introduced her to a judge who was consulting with Frank on a television show about juvenile delinquency. The judge put Beth in contact with a social worker who brought her to Five Acres where she found Grace and adopted her.

Frank couldn’t be prouder of Grace if he were her father. On a wall in his home dedicated to her and his association with Five Acres is a poem Grace wrote for him at age 13. Its refrain is “Maybe you and I” and concludes: “Maybe you and I were just meant to be.”

Frank’s commitment to children like Grace and his young students motivated him to provide for their future support through his estate plan. “I feel rewarded being part of an organization that helps society’s most vulnerable children. It’s not an obligation. I personally feel good helping the children.”

For information about ways to help Five Acres’ children and families in your estate plan, please call Cathy Clement at 626.798.6793, extension 2251 or email her at cclement@5acres.org.