Planned Giving
Your legacy can help shape the future of pharmacy. By including APhA Foundation in your estate plans, you ensure that innovative research and patient care services continue to advance for generations to come.
Leave a Legacy That Lasts
Planned gifts ensure that our work continues far into the future – and they cost nothing today. By including a gift in your will or naming us as a beneficiary, you can make a lasting impact on the causes that matter most to you.
“I invite you to join those of us who have established a legacy gift for APhA Foundation. These gifts are tangible symbols of your support for our profession and help assure a bright future for the next generation of pharmacy leaders. You and your family will be recognized and remembered for years to come as good stewards of the profession we love.”
- Thomas E. Menighan, APhA Foundation Legacy Society Member
Why Legacy Giving?
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No impact on your current finances
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Flexible - you can change your plans at any time
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Meaningful - your values live on through your generosity
Whether you're creating your first will or reviewing an existing one, this is a powerful way to support the APHA foundation for future generations.
Legacy Donor Spotlight
Barbara Levine dedicated most of her career to hospital pharmacy and is considered a pioneer within the profession. Levine bequeathed in her a will a donation to the American Pharmacy Association Foundation scholarship (formerly American Pharmaceutical Association Auxiliary scholarship). Her husband Robert Levine, who was not a pharmacist, supported the profession through his participation as a member of the auxiliary, serving as an officer from the late 1970s into the 1980s. Robert's involvement in the auxiliary even prompted the group to drop the word "women's" from its name.
She was born Barbara Zelda Israel in 1928 in New Haven, Connecticut. She was awarded a scholarship to the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy and graduated in May of 1950. After marrying Robert Levine in 1953, she moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where she held pharmacy positions at Grady Memorial Hospital, Georgia Baptist Hospital and later at Ponce De Leon Infirmary, an Ear, Nose and Throat specialty hospital, where she did compounding and ran all aspects of pharmacy services.
In 1973, she obtained the position of Chief Pharmacist at Doctors Hospital in Tucker, Georgia. She was highly regarded in this position, particularly for implementing computerized tracking and unit dose dispensing of medications, a radical concept during that time. That year, she was honored as "Pharmacist of the Year" by the Georgia Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA). The recognition by the GPhA caught the attention of then Governor Jimmy Carter, who appointed her as the first woman and the second hospital pharmacist to serve on the State Board of Pharmacy. She would later serve as President of that board.
Levine retired from active pharmacy in 1985. Through her bequest to the APhA Foundation, Barbara continues to contribute to the advancement of the profession even after her death on April 22, 2012. The APhA Foundation thanks Barbara Levine and her family for their support.
Simple Ways to Make a Legacy Gift
Include a gift in your will or trust
This is the most common type of planned gift. You can leave a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate, or what's left after your loved ones are cared for.
Sample language for your will:
“I give [percentage, specific amount, or remainder] of my estate to a APhA Foundation, a nonprofit in Washington DC, for its general use and purpose.”
Name us as a beneficiary
You can you can designate APhA Foundation as a beneficiary on:
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Retirement plans (IRA's, 401Ks)
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Life insurance policies
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Bank or brokerage accounts
This is a simple way to leave a legacy without changing your will.
We'd Love to Hear from You
If you've already included us in your estate plans – or would like to learn more – we'd love to connect. Your gift helps us plan for the future and gives us the chance to thank you now.
Contact us
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