William Bartram
Legacy Society

Make a lasting impact for the good of Florida’s natural future.

Join the Society

While you might not be able to give as much as you’d like to the Florida Wildflower Foundation during your lifetime, you can help nature by leaving a legacy after your death. It’s as easy as inserting a paragraph in your will or revocable living trust, or amending an existing one with what attorneys call a codicil.

Your gift may be in the form of cash, marketable securities, stock, or real estate. Once you have determined you want to take this important step, please consult an attorney who specializes in estate planning.

Here is an example of language that can be inserted:
“I give (name the amount or percentage) to the Florida Wildflower Foundation, EIN 59-3700304, a nonprofit corporation whose address is P.O. Box 941691, Maitland, FL 32794-1691, to be used by the organization to protect and preserve Florida’s wildflowers and wildlife and their habitats.”

If you already have a will or trust, you can attach a codicil (amendment) to it indicating your bequest. Please consult your legal advisor about making such an amendment.

Retirement funds and investments

Setting aside a portion of your retirement fund or investments is one of the simplest ways you can leave a legacy to the Florida Wildflower Foundation:

  • Ask your financial advisor or human resources department to provide beneficiary designation forms for your accounts.
  • Indicate the portion (dollar amount or percentage) of the account(s) you would like to leave to the Foundation.
  • Return your signed forms to your financial advisor or human resources department.

Would you like to discuss your plans with a Florida Wildflower Foundation representative? Please complete our contact form.

Become a Bartram Legacy Society member

In the late 1700s, William Bartram became the grand old man of American natural science. He advised the first generation of naturalists who were beginning to explore the new territories being added to the young nation. His work would continue to influence both American and foreign writers for the next 100 years, and his legacy is everlasting.

Those who remember the Florida Wildflower Foundation in their will or trust are members of this important legacy society.

To join, please complete this form to let us know the Foundation is named in your will or trust.

To obtain a copy of the Florida Wildflower Foundation’s Gift Acceptance Policy, contact Jenny Ryan, Operations and Development Coordinator.