Plan a Gift, Your Way

Give through your Will or Trust

Just one sentence, you can complete your gift to Down Syndrome of Louisville. This type of donation in your will or living trust helps ensure that we can continue to serve individuals with Down syndrome well into the future.

Leave a Legacy

Give tax-free through your IRA

Securities and mutual funds that have increased in value and been held for more than one year are popular assets to use when making a charitable gift. It offers you the chance to support Down Syndrome of Louisville while realizing important benefits for yourself.

Appreciated Securities

Donor Advised Funds

A donor-advised fund (DAF), is like a charitable savings account-  gives you the flexibility to recommend how much and how often money is granted to DSL or other qualified charities. You can recommend a grant or recurring grants now to make an immediate impact or use your fund as a tool for future charitable gifts.

Charitable Remainder Trusts

If you have a trust in place already, you may consider a charitable remainder trust. This type of trust provides you or other named individuals income each year for life or a period not exceeding 20 years from assets you give to the trust you create. Then at the end of the trust term, the balance in the trust goes to support Down Syndrome of Louisville.

Charitable Gift Annuities

With a charitable gift annuity you agree to make a gift to DSL and we, in return, agree to pay you (and someone else, if you choose) a fixed amount each year for the rest of your life. The balance is then used to support our mission.

Gifts to the Down Syndrome Education Foundation

A  gift to Down Syndrome Education Foundation today provides a brighter future for DSL tomorrow. When you make a donation to the Down Syndrome Education Foundation, you give a gift with both immediate and long-term benefits.

How to get started:

  1. Contact Tim Curtis, Down Syndrome of Louisville Development Director at 502-495-5088 or tim.curtis@dsoflou.org 
  2. Seek the advice of your financial or legal council. See our recommended contacts here.
  3. If you decide to leave DSL in your plans please use our legal name: Down Syndrome of Louisville, Inc and tax id: 61-1214126

Donor News & Stories

Meet our 2024 Annual Award Winners…


September 26, 2024

Thank You MDRT Foundation!


July 10, 2024

Sacred Heart Academy & Trinity High School Supporting DSL!


February 9, 2024

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January 5, 2024

Caesars Foundation of Floyd County Awards $17,500 Grant to Down Syndrome of Louisville


December 7, 2023

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