Make an impact while planning for your future
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Everybody needs a will
To ensure that classical music concerts in the valley remain admission-free forever, the Sun Valley Music Festival has established an endowment to provide long-term financial stability in perpetuity.
You, too, can be part of this enduring legacy. Whether you’re 18 or 108, having a will in place is an important step in caring for your loved ones—and it can also be a meaningful way to support the causes closest to your heart. Through a will, many supporters choose to leave a percentage of their estate to the Festival, helping sustain extraordinary music for generations to come.
Please consider joining the Encore Society, which honors those who have extended their generosity through thoughtful estate planning. Your planned gift—regardless of size—strengthens the future of the Festival and reflects your family’s commitment to enriching the cultural life in the Wood River Valley.
Why give in your will?
Commonly gifted assets in wills and trusts
- Financial accounts
- Brokerage accounts
Make your will online – for free!
Sun Valley Music Festival has partnered with FreeWill to offer an online estate planning tool that makes it easy and cost-free to make your plan. In as little as 20 minutes, you can help support the Festival’s mission for future generations.
FreeWill also offers the ability to create a free Revocable Living Trust
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Learn about the Encore Society
By making a legacy gift to the Sun Valley Music Festival endowment, your generosity today will ensure that future generations continue to enjoy inspiring, admission-free, live classical performances and education programs.
Sample bequest language for your will or trust
This language may help you and your attorney as you consider a gift that will meet your financial and personal goals.
Sample codicil
When it’s time to update your will, you can use a codicil—an addition or supplement that explains or modifies your existing will.
Planned giving helps fuel the Festival’s mission
Supporters of the Sun Valley Summer Symphony have felt strongly that it is an asset that so enriches their experience and the life of the valley that they would like to have confidence that it will continue even after they are no longer around to enjoy it.
MEMBER BENEFITS
- Recognition in Music Festival publications
- Invitation to annual Encore Society appreciation event with Alasdair Neale
- Invitation to annual Winter Celebration
- Advanced ticketing to annual fundraising gala
- Your contribution will be added to the Music Festival’s endowment, helping ensure sustainable funding for free classical music concerts and education programs
The reason for making a legacy gift to SVSS is because I know what a treasure the Sun Valley Music Festival is to the Wood River Valley, and I want to be a part of a gift that keeps giving long after I’m gone.
SVSS Donor
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! Gifts of any size are deeply appreciated. Many people choose to leave a percentage of their estate, which scales up or down with your estate size.
While it is always helpful for our staff to know your intentions in advance, please rest assured that we are happy to keep your contribution anonymous in any public listings. You are always welcome to withhold details about your gift, should you prefer.
The Music Festival has partnered with FreeWill to help you make a will or trust at no cost to you. You can use this to complete your plans, or you may choose to use the same tools to get your affairs in order before visiting an attorney (who is likely to have a fee associated with finalizing your plans).
Yes. You can update your documents on the FreeWill website at any time, free of charge. We know life is always changing, and we’re here to help you keep your wishes up to date.
Yes! FreeWill will never share your personal information without your permission.
The Festival’s Development Team is here help you meet your goals!
The Team would be happy to speak with you in confidence about your giving goals, with no obligation.
Already included the Music Festival in your estate plan? Let the Festival know
More ways to make an impact
Beneficiary designations
Gifting assets not covered by your will — like 401(k) or IRA accounts — may help your heirs avoid unwanted taxes, even if you’re below the estate tax threshold.
Popular tax-smart gifts
Many people are increasingly choosing to give non-cash assets, so they can have a bigger impact at less cost to them.
Gifts that pay you back
Give assets while providing yourself or others with income for a period of time or distributions at a later date.