Including the Castro Country Club in your will or estate plan is a powerful way to ensure your values live on by supporting a vital safe haven for people in recovery. For over 40 years, the Club has offered a sober space in the heart of the Castro—welcoming all with dignity, community, and unconditional acceptance. By making a planned gift, you help secure the future of this unique, volunteer-powered organization that provides daily support groups, peer counseling, and connection to services for people overcoming addiction.

Your legacy gift ensures that the next generation will have a space to heal, thrive, and grow in recovery—especially LGBTQ+ individuals who often face unique challenges related to substance use and stigma. Estate gifts can also sustain the Club’s physical space, fund emergency assistance, and expand life-saving outreach and programming.

Planned giving doesn’t require great wealth—just the intention to make a lasting difference. Whether you designate a percentage of your estate, name the Club as a beneficiary, or set up a charitable trust, your support will echo into the future. Talk with your financial advisor or contact the Club to learn how your legacy can help keep this sober community home thriving for decades to come.

how to make a legacy gift to the ccc

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BEQUEST: Add Castro Country Club to your will or trust
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RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS: Make Castro Country Club a beneficiary
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LIFE INSURANCE: Make Castro Country Club a beneficiary

MAKE A BEQUEST: ADD CCC TO YOUR WILL OR LIVING TRUST

Add this language to your will or living trust document:

I give to Castro Country Club, a charitable organization currently located at 4058 18th Street in San Francisco, California, the sum of $_____ [or _____%] of my estate, for its unrestricted charitable use and purpose.”

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GIVE FROM YOUR RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS (401K, IRA, ETC.): MAKE CCC A BENEFICIARY

You can name the Castro Country Club (located in San Francisco, California) as a partial or sole beneficiary of your 401(k), IRA, or other retirement account.

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GIVE FROM YOUR LIFE INSURANCE POLICY: MAKE CCC A BENEFICIARY

You can name the Castro Country Club (located in San Francisco, California) as a partial or sole beneficiary of your life insurance policy.‍

HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT GIVING TO THE CCC?

We’re happy to answer any questions. Contact us at wlemon@castrocountryclub.org.

NEED HELP WITH SETTING UP A LEGACY GIFT TO THE CCC?

We offer a free legal consultation with an estate attorney who is a member of our community. The attorney can review your planned gift for the CCC or discuss setting up your will and estate plan.