Legacy Giving

For over six decades Shadowcliff has provided sanctuary — where healing, growth, connection, and community invite personal and collective transformation. Our commitment is to forever offer an affordable space for the soul to rest and recharge and where connection to the natural world, the Divine, and each other can be found. This mission has become more critical for individuals with each passing decade. When you leave a gift to Shadowcliff in your estate plans, you create a lasting legacy for all future visitors.

If you have already provided for Shadowcliff in your estate plan, we would appreciate learning of your intentions. Please complete a Letter of Intent so that we may have a written record of your generosity. Please return the LOI to PO Box 658, Grand Lake, CO 80447; or email: kathy@shadowcliff.org.

The Letter of Intent is non-binding and strictly for our records, it also ensures you will become a member of the Shadowcliff Legacy Society. View the Legacy Giving Brochure here.

The Shadowcliff Legacy Society honors those that have decided to leave a legacy through a gift in their will, trust, retirement account, financial account, or life insurance policy. To join the Shadowcliff Legacy Society, all you need to do is share with us that you have made a gift to Shadowcliff in your estate plans. Membership is voluntary and without obligation. As a member of the Shadowcliff Legacy Society, unless you choose to remain anonymous, you will be acknowledged on our website and in our annual report. As gifts are received, you will also be honored in the Shadowcliff Legacy Garden.

Ensuring your legacy for Inspiring the Journey and providing a space for all those who in the future through your will or estate is simple and flexible. You can:

Provide for a specific amount or asset to go to Shadowcliff using the suggested language: 

“I hereby give, devise, and bequest [$ dollars or description of property] to Shadowcliff, a nonprofit organization located located in Grand Lake, Colorado, Federal Tax ID 75-30008627, for Shadowcliff ’s general use and purpose.” 

Provide for a percentage of your estate to Shadowcliff using the suggested language:

“I hereby give, devise and bequeath to Shadowcliff, a nonprofit organization located in Grand Lake, Colorado, Federal Tax ID 75-30008627, [percentage] of my estate to be used for Shadowcliff ’s general use and purpose.” 

Provide for the rest, residue, and remainder of your estate to Shadowcliff using the suggested language: 

“I hereby give, devise and bequeath to Shadowcliff, a nonprofit organization located in Grand Lake, Colorado, Federal Tax ID 75-30008627, [all or a percentage] of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate to be used for Shadowcliff ’s general use and purpose.”

Supporting Shadowcliff and creating a legacy for Inspiring the Journey by designating Shadowcliff as a beneficiary on one of your retirement or financial accounts is inexpensive and easy. These accounts include: Qualified Retirement Plans, Brokerage Accounts, or Savings / Checking Accounts.

To support Shadowcliff in your retirement or financial account, please use the following language: Shadowcliff, EIN 75-3008627 (specific amount or %).

I already put Shadowcliff in my estate, do I need to do anything else?

Yes, please complete a Letter of Intent so that we may have a written record of your generosity.
The Letter of Intent is non-binding and strictly for our records, it also ensures you will become
a member of the Shadowcliff Legacy Society.

What is Shadowcliff’s tax id number? 

Shadowcliff is a 501(c)3.  Our tax identification number is 75-3008627.

What if I want to restrict my gift to a specific purpose?

If you’d like to restrict your gift, please contact Kathy Baldwin at 816.260.2558 or kathy@shadowcliff.org. Shadowcliff will be happy to work with you to ensure your legacy is used exactly as you intend, if possible. Shadowcliff highly encourages supporters to consider keeping their legacy gifts unrestricted so that we can use the funds for critical needs when the gift is realized.

Where should I return my Letter of Intent?

PO Box 658, Grand Lake, CO 80447; or email: kathy@shadowcliff.org

Who should I contact if I have any questions? 

Kathy Baldwin, Executive Director (kathy@shadowcliff.org)