AAWGT’s LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP OPTION

Here’s how it works: a Lifetime Member contribution is $12,000. Payments may be made over a 3-year period and will be governed by a signed pledge agreement between the donor and the Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County (CFAAC). Payment can also be made with appreciated stock. Terms and conditions of Lifetime Membership are here.

Each member’s $12,000 will be held in a specially designated, individual endowed Fund at CFAAC. Once a year, CFAAC will “pay” the grant portion of a lifetime member’s annual membership by transferring $500 from her $12,000 contribution into AAWGT’s Grant Fund. As of 2023, CFAAC will also pay the $75 annual administrative expense portion of this membership on the member's renewal date each year. Note that CFAAC does not start transferring the $575 to AAWGT until the entire $12,000 is received.

Because the Lifetime Membership Fund will be invested by CFAAC, the intent is that over time the annual $500 membership contribution and $75 administrative expense fee will be generated by investment returns, leaving the bulk of the larger contribution intact. When a lifetime member becomes “inactive” (at the end of her life or by her request), the balance of funds remaining in her Lifetime Member contribution will be transferred into AAWGT’s Endowment Fund. This is where it will continue to generate all-important Grant Fund revenue via the annual Endowment Fund distribution – and that’s the “forever” part!

Lifetime Membership is not a special class of membership. All AAWGT members are equal in every respect.  Lifetime Membership is simply a different payment option, created to offer a way for a member’s contribution to keep on giving through endowed funds. This approach might also appeal to working women who want to donate more now and reduce their expenditures after retirement.  

Interested in learning more? For general questions, contact AAWGT’s president at giving@givingtogether.org. For process questions, contact CFAAC at Kathy@cfaac.org.