Welcome to Cultural Survival’s Legacy Giving Program
A planned gift of any amount is a powerful way to help sustain this vital work for future generations.
Indigenous wisdom teaches that for every action we take, we should consider its impact on seven generations forward. By including Cultural Survival in your estate plans, your gift can have a lasting impact. Since 1972, Cultural Survival has worked in partnership with Indigenous Peoples to defend their rights and support their self-determination, cultures, and political resilience. We work towards a future that respects and honors Indigenous Peoples' inherent rights and dynamic cultures, deeply and richly interwoven in lands, languages, spiritual traditions, and artistic expression, rooted in self-determination and self-governance.
A planned gift of any amount is a powerful way to help sustain this vital work for future generations.
Your legacy can help advance our programs in areas such as women and youth empowerment, climate change solutions, lands and livelihoods, language revitalization, and community media. With your support, Cultural Survival continues to amplify Indigenous voices, uphold collective rights, and ensure that communities have the tools and resources to shape their own futures.
Meet two members of our Legacy Society: Jerry and Janet Regier, Cambridge, MA
"The question of one's legacy is not fundamentally about money but about commitment to a world, including those who dwell therein. Numerous worlds of Indigenous peoples are currently being forcibly subjected to unsolicited political domination, and dynamic ways of life forged over centuries are thereby being threatened. For several decades, we have donated to Cultural Survival because this organization, now largely Indigenous itself, provides tools -- both political and material -- to combat cultural domination by outsiders. The CS staff are exceptional stewards of our donations. Their goals target important projects, like local Indigenous radio broadcasting and support of women as leaders in their communities. The CS staff are there to assist Indigenous communities as these communities themselves decide how to deal with change. Our commitment to CS is ongoing, not simply because other worlds make our own world richer, but more importantly, because these other worlds deserve to exist at least as much as our own.”
A Gift in Your Will or Living Trust
A gift in your will or living trust is one of the most effective ways to provide for the future of Cultural Survival. You may name Cultural Survival for a percentage of your residual estate (what remains after specific bequests and expenses are paid), a stated dollar amount or a specific asset such as securities or other marketable property.
Some suggested wording is provided below.
“I give and bequeath to Cultural Survival, Inc., with a principal office at 2067 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140 [ % of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate] [the sum of Dollars ($ )], to be used for its general charitable purposes.”
Unrestricted gifts allow us to use your donation where it is most needed.
How to name us:
Cultural Survival, Inc.
2067 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02140
This information may also be helpful:
Tax ID #: 23-7182593
Nonprofit Status: 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation established in MA
Beneficiary Designations
Naming Cultural Survival on a retirement account is a smart and simple way to provide for the future of our work. These assets are generally taxable if left to individuals but Cultural Survival will pay no taxes on them.
You may also name us on a brokerage or bank account or life insurance policy. Please ask your retirement plan administrator or institution for instructions on naming beneficiaries.
Have you already designated a gift to Cultural Survival?
If you have already designated a gift to Cultural Survival, please let us know so that we may thank you and welcome you to The CS Legacy Society, which honors individuals like you who have included CS in their planning.
We understand that you may change your plans at any time as you wish.
What is the CS Legacy Society?
Join the CS Legacy Society with your estate gift intention and help sustain our critical mission supporting Indigenous Peoples. And, you will join other generous individuals who, like you, have included CS in their planning.
Members of The CS Legacy Society receive:
- Lifetime subscription to our award-winning Cultural Survival Quarterly Magazine (four issues per year)
- Monthly e-newsletter highlighting Cultural Survival goals and initiatives
- Exclusive invitations to webinars and Zoom conversations with Cultural Survival program staff
- Opportunity to be featured on our website and in our magazine, sharing your story and reasons for supporting Cultural Survival
- Invitation to have a virtual meeting or phone call with our Executive Director
Questions about naming Cultural Survival in your plans?
Please contact Miranda Vitello, Development Coordinator, at mvitello@cs.org or by phone at 617-441-5400 x18.
Thank you
To all of our donors and supporters, we share this message of thanks received from Quilombola leader Angela Souza, after an effective week of advocacy at the OECD on behalf of her community in Brazil:
“To Cultural Survival, dear partners in struggles and joys, thank you for the laughter and challenges we shared, thank you for your support and many displays of care. I am grateful for the opportunities we shared. May we make this trench of struggles lighter, may we love ourselves first and always, so that we will be able to love others. Take care of yourself, take care of the path you have taken or the one that is yet to come. Let us choose to stand alongside the most affected in order to make a difference. And if misfortune arises, may it add to our ability to overcome challenges and increase our faith. Thank you for making us better and happier, and for embracing our valley with such dedication. No words can describe such gratitude.”
The information contained on these pages was accurate at the time of posting and is not intended as legal or tax advice. We recommend that you consult with your attorney or financial advisor when considering a planned gift.
Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that we are headquartered on Massachusett land, in Cambridge, MA, and we thank the past, current, and future Indigenous stewards of this territory.