Legacy Giving at Project Kesher:
The Mahlah Legacy Society
A Future Built by Jewish Feminist Visionaries
At Project Kesher, our deep commitment to Jewish feminist leadership is timeless—but we need your help to ensure it endures. Legacy giving, or planned giving, offers a powerful way to leave a lasting imprint on the values and communities we cherish.
Project Kesher established the Mahlah Legacy Society in 2018 in recognition of our 30th anniversary. In a time of patrilineal rule, Mahlah, daughter of Zelephochad, advocated for her right to her father’s inheritance. The Mahlah Legacy Society is a planned giving membership program developed to transform one-time gifts into life-time donations. With the Mahlah Legacy Society, Project Kesher supporters affirm our commitment to ensuring that the needs of Jewish women are met from generation to generation.
The goal of the Mahlah Legacy Society is to strategically coordinate and consolidate resources to ensure the perpetuation of Project Kesher’s mission: To develop women leaders, connect them, strengthen their Jewish identity, and empower them to build Jewish community; promote gender equality; eradicate religious and ethnic intolerance; and advance civil society.
What is legacy giving?
Legacy giving allows individuals to include Project Kesher in their estate plans—through bequests, life insurance, retirement accounts, or other planned gifts—ensuring that our mission of empowering Jewish women and girls for generations becomes a reality.
Your legacy is the most important beneficiary of all. With this gift, your life’s work and your values will be carried on in a meaningful way, during your lifetime and beyond.
Why it Matters
Legacy giving allows individuals to include Project Kesher in their estate plans—through bequests
Sustained Impact: Legacy contributions create enduring support for leadership programs, community-building, and advocacy.
Enduring Values: Your spirit and dedication to Jewish feminism can inspire future generations.
Family Legacy: It’s a meaningful way to model values like empowerment, tikkun olam, and social justice for your loved ones.
Ways to Give
Legacy giving can take many forms:
Bequests: Include Project Kesher in your will or trust
Retirement Funds: Designate Project Kesher as a beneficiary of your IRA, 401(k) or pension
Life Insurance: Name Project Kesher as a beneficiary of your policy
Donor-Advised Funds or Charitable Trusts: Allocate a portion to Project Kesher for sustained support
Note: Please consult your financial advisor or estate planner to align your gifts with your personal, legal, and tax planning goals.
Join Project Kesher’s Mahlah Legacy Society
Let Us Know – Planning a legacy gift? We’d love to honor your visionary dedication and discuss ways to make your legacy align with your passions. Download PK’s Statement of Intent Document here.
Celebrate Community – Join us at Project Kesher’s annual springtime Benefit to celebrate your legacy contribution and connect with our supporters across generations.
Learn more
The following is intended to help you and your attorney draft a bequest that satisfies your individual interests. As you consult your attorney on the selection of appropriate wording to reflect your own goals and intentions regarding Project Kesher, be sure the organization’s correct legal name appears in all final documents as Project Kesher EIN: 36-3673594.
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A gift that can be used where need is greatest.
I give, devise, and bequeath to Project Kesher, (insert dollar amount) dollars to be used for its general purposes.
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Leaves any remainder after all other bequests have been paid.
I give, devise, and bequeath to Project Kesher (insert percentage amount) percent of the residue of my estate to be used for its general purposes.
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Takes effect only if a primary intention can't be met.
In the event that (insert name) predeceases me, I give, devise, and bequeath his/her bequest or share to Project Kesher, to be used for its general purposes.
In the event that (insert name) predeceases me, I give, devise, and bequeath his/her bequest or share to Project Kesher), or its successor, to be used for its general purposes.
Most legacy gifts are donated without restriction, allowing nonprofits to use these funds to fulfill their core mission. Donors who wish to designate the use of any gift, whether made during their life or through their estate, will have that wish honored. Bequest provisions designated for a specific program, activity or chapter require additional language. It is best to contact Project Kesher in advance to ensure that your wishes are properly understood.