What is planned giving?

Creating your legacy through gift planning with ASTA will generate the financial resources necessary to sustain ASTA and its mission to create and lead a community of diverse members to advance string teaching, performing, and scholarship.

Gift Planning offers you the opportunity to use financial, estate, investment, and philanthropic options to help meet your current philanthropic goals and extend your generosity well into the future.

Join the ranks of ASTA supporters who are committed to ensuring the long-term sustainability of ASTA.

Ways to gift your legacy

Through a will, trust documentation, or as a bequest from your retirement account. If this is of interest to you, the following information and sample language may be helpful as you work with your legal and financial advisors:

Legal name: The American String Teachers Association Inc.

Address: 4155 Chain Bridge Rd., Fairfax, VA 22030

Federal tax ID#: 22-6080964

Sample language:

"I give and bequeath to American String Teachers’ Association Inc., 4155 Chain Bridge Rd., Fairfax, VA 22030 (as of the date of this document) [the sum of ____________ Dollars ($____)] [_______% of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate], to be used for its general charitable purposes.”

Have you already included ASTA in your planned giving?

Please share your Declaration of Intent so we include you among our most valued supporters and incorporate you into various donor recognition opportunities. You may change the terms of your Declaration of Intent during your lifetime.