Estate Planning
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Secure your family's financial future and sustain the National Geographic Society's critical work by making a planned gift to the Society. You won't be alone. Since its founding, National Geographic members and friends have been making bequests and planned gifts to support the Society.

A planned gift is a simple and flexible way to combine charitable giving with sound financial planning. In fact, there are many ways for you to use planned giving opportunities to support the Society and realize significant financial and tax benefits for you and your loved ones.

We hope you will contact us directly for more information about how we can help you with your estate planning. We welcome the opportunity to discuss your goals and tell you more about the important work of the National Geographic Society.


There are a variety of assets you can donate to the Society.

Limited Time Opportunity: Make a charitable gift from your IRA. Click here for more information.


Find the right gift option to meet your goals and objectives.


Read the stories of those who have chosen to remember the Society in their estate plans.


Your bequest or planned gift makes you eligible for membership in the Gardiner Greene Hubbard Society. This is National Geographic's way of formally recognizing your support of our mission through your estate planning and thanking you for your generosity.


For information on how to complete your estate planning to the National Geographic Society, please contact your professional adviser and the Office of Gift Planning at 800 226 4438 or via email at plannedgiftinfo@ngs.org. Planned giving lets you take care of your family now and establish a future legacy.

The information on our Web site is not intended as financial or legal advice. Please consult your own qualified advisers as you consider philanthropic gifts.




Contact Us
Please contact us for more information about remembering the National Geographic Society in your will and other estate plans.

National Geographic Society
Office of Gift Planning
1145 17th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
U.S.A.

Email: plannedgiftinfo@ngs.org

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Telephone: 800 226 4438 (U.S. and Canada only)

Fax: +1 202 429 5709

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