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Planned Giving

Planned & Legacy Giving

When you include Crossways in your legacy, you extend the camp
magic you love to the next generation. Your gift can be structured to fit your life and goals. You are making a difference now, planning for tomorrow, or creating a gift that also provides income for you.

Why Make a Legacy Gift?
You can align your generosity with what matters most to you at camp: program staff, programs, property of sacred places, scholarships, or long-term strength through the endowment. Gifts to the area of greatest need also give Crossways the flexibility to respond where ministry needs are most urgent.

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  • Give Today
    Make an immediate impact with gifts like cash, appreciated stock, property, or distributions from retirement accounts (e.g., IRA rollover). You’ll see your generosity at work in worship, leadership, and faith taking root in community.

    Ways to give today: Cash/check; appreciated securities; real estate/personal property; qualified charitable distributions from IRAs; donor-advised fund recommendations.
     

  • Give Tomorrow

    Name Crossways in your will or trust—or as a beneficiary of a retirement plan or life insurance—to share your love for camp long into the future.

    Common approaches: Bequest in a will/trust; retirement plan or life-insurance beneficiary; gift of property with retained life use; endowment contribution or bequest.
     

  • Give & Receive
    Create a gift that supports Crossways and provides dependable income for life through a charitable gift annuity or charitable remainder trust. After your lifetime, the remaining value carries your generosity forward.

    Vehicles to consider: Charitable gift annuity; charitable remainder trust.

Direct your impact

Choose the ministry area that inspires your generosity:

  • Program Staff – Invest in the leaders who guide and care for campers with skill and heart.

  • Program & Mission – Fuel Bible studies under the trees, songs at campfire, skill-building, and memory-making.

  • Property & Sites – Care for cabins, chapels, trails, and keep camp safe, welcoming, and wonder-filled.

  • Camper Scholarships – Remove financial barriers so every camper can belong.

  • Endowment – Plant seeds for ongoing ministry support for generations.

  • Area of Greatest Need – Provide flexible support where it’s needed most.

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How it works

  1. Reflect: Consider how Crossways has shaped your life. Reflect on the people, the moments, and the faith that grew in this sacred space.

  2. Pray & Envision: Prayerfully consider the impact you want to make for future campers, leaders, and communities of faith.

  3. Connect with Purpose: Review Legacy Giving Priorities to discover the area of ministry that most inspires your generosity.

  4. Explore Your Options: 
    Look through Legacy Giving Opportunities to find the giving method that best fits your circumstances and season. Whether a current gift, a planned future gift, or a gift that provides both income and generosity. 

  5. Take Action: Your next step could be one of these:

    1. Talk with Crossways staff to explore your vision

    2. Speak with a Gift Planner for guidance

    3. Act independently with your financial or legal advisor to put your plans in place

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