SUPPORT OUR FUTURE
Since 1983, The Center has been at the forefront of offering care and connection for New York’s LGBTQ community. We are a safe haven, a place to create community and a hub of activism. We are steadfastly committed to being there for the next generation of the LGBTQ community in New York and we invite you to join us on the journey.
Partner with us by including The Center in your will or other legacy plans, ensuring that The Center can address our community’s future needs.
Now is the time to take your next step with us.
HOW TO MAKE A LEGACY GIFT TO THE CENTER
We are humbled and grateful to you for considering including The Center as a beneficiary. This forward-thinking generosity ensures that New York will have a thriving and supported place for the LGBTQ community for generations to come.
To include The Center in your will or living trust, we suggest including the following language:
“I give to The LGBT Community Center (“Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, Inc”), a not-for-profit corporation incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia and having as its principal address 208 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011, federal tax ID # 13-3217805, [the sum of $______ or _____% of my estate or residuary estate] to be used for its general purposes.”
Legal Name: Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, Inc
Address: 208 W 13 Street, New York, NY 10011
Federal Tax ID: 13-3217805
Address: 208 W 13 Street, New York, NY 10011
Federal Tax ID: 13-3217805
CREATE YOUR WILL FOR FREE
Often, creating a will can be expensive and time-consuming. To solve this problem, The Center is pleased to partner with Giving Docs, where you can easily create your estate planning documents in just a few minutes, absolutely free!
As you create your estate plan, think about your legacy and consider what the future may bring. Think about the people and causes you hold dear and want to protect. Many thoughtful supporters like you have decided to use Giving Docs to leave a planned gift to The Center. Please know that leaving a gift is voluntary, and we hope you take advantage of your free access to create your estate plan regardless of your donation decision. You are not required to leave a gift to The Center in order to use Giving Docs.
If you have further questions—or would like to discuss other options, such as leaving a gift in your IRA or retirement account, life insurance or donor advised fund—please email legacy@gaycenter.org. The information on our website is not intended as legal or tax advice. For such advice, please consult an attorney or tax advisor.
“The Center has been a part of my life for decades and has been part of my legacy plans for almost as long. I’ve been coming to The Center since the 1980s, when I ventured into the building for the dances, a chance at companionship, and to feel comfortable being a gay man. But The Center was more than just a place to socialize: it was at The Center that I got sober. The Center truly saved my life.
The Center is a hub of activism as well as an outlet to amplify our voices and bring people of all identities together. Our community is stronger than we’ve ever been, but recent events―including COVID-19, extreme nationalism, and transphobia―have taught me that we will always need a strong base. This is why I proudly decided to include The Center in my will because I want it to be there for the next generation of LGBTQ community members.
The Center has changed so much from when I first walked through its doors, and I hope that it continues to evolve as a supportive home for all who need it. By profession, I’m a horticulturist: I plant and care for trees, watching them grow and develop. I don’t have any children to nurture, so I want to make sure that my chosen family at The Center continues on after I’m no longer here. Join me by making a legacy gift to The Center―plant your sapling and let the next generations enjoy the shade your future gift will provide.”
Mark Davies
Proud Center and Legacy Society Member
TELL US ABOUT YOUR LEGACY GIFT
Whether you’ve included us in your legacy plans previously or are designating us for the first time, we’d love to hear about it. After naming The Center as a beneficiary, please let us know by emailing legacy@gaycenter.org or calling The Center at 646.358.1726. If you create your estate documents using Giving Docs, you will be given the option to disclose your planned gift information to The Center.
In order for us to maintain our records, and to ensure that your future wishes are kept, we would be grateful if you would please also consider completing our brief online Legacy Intention Form. You may also download the form (PDF) and return to The Center by mail or emailing legacy@gaycenter.org.
JOIN THE CENTER’S LEGACY SOCIETY
After naming The Center as a beneficiary, please let us know by emailing legacy@gaycenter.org or calling The Center at 646.358.1726. Once you notify The Center of your planned gift, you’re welcome to join the Powsner Cooperberg Legacy Society (PCLS). Named for two of The Center’s beloved past presidents who died of AIDS, Steven Powsner and Irving Cooperberg, PCLS members ensure that future generations of LGBTQ people can continue to rely on The Center. We celebrate our PCLS members year-round by offering exclusive invitations to briefings and special events, plus recognition in our Annual Report and on signage in The Center’s lobby (if desired). Learn more about PCLS here (PDF).
POWSNER COOPERBERG LEGACY SOCIETY (PCLS)
The Center gratefully acknowledges our PCLS members whose inclusion of The Center in their estate plans ensures The Center’s long-term future. (list updated as of January 2023)
Anthony Abramovic
David I. Abramson
Patrick R. Adent
Matthew Ailey
Catherine A. Ainora
Teddy Alcarez
Meredith S. Altman
Bruce Anderson
Steve Ashkinazy and Michael Gomillion
Ward Auerbach and Andy Baker
Alton Bader and Michael L. Goldstein
Jordan M. Barbakoff and Philip Jeffery
Lawrence H. Bartelsen and William J. Hevert
Douglas L. Bell
Robert Berlan
Mark B. Black and Glen B. Leiner
Stephanie K. Blackwood
Phyllis Bloom and Jackie Haught
Stephen J. Bohlen and Arthur R. Pinto
Luis Felipe Guzman Botero
Norman I. Brock
David M. Brown, in memory of Thomas W. Ruggiero
Barbara Buloff and Bonnie Kobak
Stefano Buonocore-Knothe
Charles Burkhalter and Arne Svenson
Richard D. Burns
Lydia Brook Burton
Julie M. Byrnes
Donald A. Caruso and Robert C. Ernes
Jacob W. Child
Rosa Chisholm
Jacy and Nikki Chotas
Edward Cohen and Henry Taplitz
John D. Colla-Negri
Christopher J. Collins
Michael A. Comstock
Daniel Cotlowitz
Donald L. Currie
Mark Davies
Robert N. DeBenedictis
George Dell
Stephen DeRubba
Paula DiDonato and Judy Teeven
Bobby Diep
Christina Diggs and Chelsea Crisafulli
Mitchell Draizin and Philippe Brugère-Trélat
E. Allan Eggleston and Roger M. Ross
Keith Endersen
Jack Esterson and Hon. Richard J. Montelione
Charles Eubanks
Lauree Feldman and The Estate of Sarah L. Holland
Nick Feliciano
George F. Fencl
Michael Forester and John Mathena
Richard Friedman
Meghan and Harry Fulmer
Raymond L. Gast and Luis E. Paz
Dino Georgiou
Ken Glass
Linda Gottlieb
Beatrice Greenstein
Paul Gruber and Keith C. Champagne
Stephen S. Gurian
Ruth M. Gursky
Donald S. Harley
Julie A. Harris
Jennifer A. Hatch
Philip Hauser and John Perez
Karen Heau and Karen R. Wellington
Ronald E. Hellman and Stephen B. Roberts
Ivan G. Hernandez and Douglas S. Bray
Anthony R. Hernandez
Catherine Herrera, in memory of Anna Gorga Soderini
William J. Hibsher and Richard J. Orient
Allen Hill
Derek Hodel
Edward J. Holterhoff
Joy H. Houston
Olu M. Howard
Charles M. Hurr
Daniel J. Jacobson
Kristen M. Johnson and Martha Klein
Marcy L. Kahn and Diane M. Churchill
Howard Kaplowitz
Judith M. Kasen-Windsor
David I. Abramson
Patrick R. Adent
Matthew Ailey
Catherine A. Ainora
Teddy Alcarez
Meredith S. Altman
Bruce Anderson
Steve Ashkinazy and Michael Gomillion
Ward Auerbach and Andy Baker
Alton Bader and Michael L. Goldstein
Jordan M. Barbakoff and Philip Jeffery
Lawrence H. Bartelsen and William J. Hevert
Douglas L. Bell
Robert Berlan
Mark B. Black and Glen B. Leiner
Stephanie K. Blackwood
Phyllis Bloom and Jackie Haught
Stephen J. Bohlen and Arthur R. Pinto
Luis Felipe Guzman Botero
Norman I. Brock
David M. Brown, in memory of Thomas W. Ruggiero
Barbara Buloff and Bonnie Kobak
Stefano Buonocore-Knothe
Charles Burkhalter and Arne Svenson
Richard D. Burns
Lydia Brook Burton
Julie M. Byrnes
Donald A. Caruso and Robert C. Ernes
Jacob W. Child
Rosa Chisholm
Jacy and Nikki Chotas
Edward Cohen and Henry Taplitz
John D. Colla-Negri
Christopher J. Collins
Michael A. Comstock
Daniel Cotlowitz
Donald L. Currie
Mark Davies
Robert N. DeBenedictis
George Dell
Stephen DeRubba
Paula DiDonato and Judy Teeven
Bobby Diep
Christina Diggs and Chelsea Crisafulli
Mitchell Draizin and Philippe Brugère-Trélat
E. Allan Eggleston and Roger M. Ross
Keith Endersen
Jack Esterson and Hon. Richard J. Montelione
Charles Eubanks
Lauree Feldman and The Estate of Sarah L. Holland
Nick Feliciano
George F. Fencl
Michael Forester and John Mathena
Richard Friedman
Meghan and Harry Fulmer
Raymond L. Gast and Luis E. Paz
Dino Georgiou
Ken Glass
Linda Gottlieb
Beatrice Greenstein
Paul Gruber and Keith C. Champagne
Stephen S. Gurian
Ruth M. Gursky
Donald S. Harley
Julie A. Harris
Jennifer A. Hatch
Philip Hauser and John Perez
Karen Heau and Karen R. Wellington
Ronald E. Hellman and Stephen B. Roberts
Ivan G. Hernandez and Douglas S. Bray
Anthony R. Hernandez
Catherine Herrera, in memory of Anna Gorga Soderini
William J. Hibsher and Richard J. Orient
Allen Hill
Derek Hodel
Edward J. Holterhoff
Joy H. Houston
Olu M. Howard
Charles M. Hurr
Daniel J. Jacobson
Kristen M. Johnson and Martha Klein
Marcy L. Kahn and Diane M. Churchill
Howard Kaplowitz
Judith M. Kasen-Windsor
Timothy Kelley
Mark A. Kirby
Sydny J. Kirshnit, in memory of Robert W. Lauch
Steven Klapisch
Rose Marie Koch and Marilyn Shanahan
Harold Kooden and John Hunter
Marilyn Lamkay
Eileen M. Lancella
William P. LaPiana and Sebastian Gluck
Jeffrey Lawrence
S. David Laveton
Josh and Austin Rader Lee
Jeffrey G. Leeds
Edmund A. LeFevre and Keith L. Wiggs
Ronald Liburdi, in memory of Harry Wells
Dimas H. Lizardo
Eugene Lovendusky and Jason Huber
Gary A. Maffei and Charlie Maffei
Michael Maloof
Joseph Manghise
Mark R. McMahon
Marilyn Mishaan
Virginia A. Moraweck
John J. Mulkern and Seung Ho Lee
Denise Murphy
Scott Newman and Ron D’Angelo
David Nimmons
Jim O’Sullivan
Allen Payne and Jeff Gross
Kenneth A. Picini
William B. Ponsot
Alan N. Pressman
John Prisco
Joe M. Pumphrey and Carl R. Whitley
Robert Pusilo and Paul R. Lemma
William Raff
David E. Ratcliffe
Maureen Reardon
Rosalyn Richter, in memory of Janet Weinberg
Louis Rittmaster
Martin Rogers
Jack Rojas
David P. Rothenberg
Joel Rubin and Mark Barron
Jerry Rumain
Carla Sadoff
Aimee E. Saginaw
Dorothy E. Sander
Prospero Sanidad
Ed Scall, in memory of Stuart Reiss
Larry Schafer
Jack A. Schlegel
Robert Seidel and Lance Tukell
Jeffrey Sharlach
Jayne B. Sherman and Deby Zum
Johann Shudlick and Rey Fortea
Robert D. Sholiton
Lisa L. Simon
Rick Simone and Ralph Annibale, Jr.
Norbert Sinski
Winthrop Smith
Jean Stabinsky
Frank Stark
Barbara Starrett and JoAnn Ellison
Kevin Sterns and Charles Skowron
Alfred Szymanski
Angela Talocci
Christopher Townsend-Wolfe
Raymond W. Townsend
Rahul Tripathi
Judith E. Turkel and Jennifer L. Costley
Jack Tyler and Michael Kuric
John A. Underwood
Thomas Verley
Pieter van Vliet and Francisco Alberto Zapata
Richard Wagman
Richard Wandel
Joel Weinberg
Jay Weiser
Jerry Wentland
Anthony P. Wilson, Jr. and Richard R. McFeaters
Richard Winger
Michael C. Wolf
Casimir J. Yanish
Greg Zaffiro
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