The Developmental Learning Center (DLC) is a faith-based special needs learning and childcare center nonprofit, where each child is taught at their own pace.

Legacy Giving

What will your legacy be?

“My daughter comes home every day and tells me how much she loves school and that they do fun things and that she loves coming and learning there.”
Parent Testimony

“DLC invest its time into my child. The employees let us know about our daughter's day whether it good or bad or some things they've noticed out of the ordinary. I don't have to worry if she's wearing her hearing aid or is she up playing and not stuck in a chair all day. I love how the staff interacts with the children.”
Parent Testimony

Leave a legacy for the future of DLC

The future is now at DLC. Consider leaving DLC in your will and estate to continue your family's blessings for the next generation. An excellent way for you to support DLC's mission is to leave us a bequest in your will, living trust or with a codicil. One significant benefit of making a gift by bequest is that it allows you to continue to use the property you will leave to charity during your life. Another benefit is that you are able to leave a lasting legacy. Developmental Learning Center is an IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN #92-0376681).

Types of planned gifts include:

Bequests
Life Insurance
Retirement Plans
Charitable Gift Annuities
Charitable Remainder Annuity Trusts
Charitable Lead Trusts
Retained Life Estates

“The teachers and nurses at DLC are wonderful - Daniel has been at DLC almost his whole life and the level of care and support he's received has been excellent throughout.”
Parent Testimony

Types of Bequests

There are a number of ways you can make a bequest Developmental Learning Center.

Specific Bequest A specific bequest involves making a gift of a specific asset such as real estate, a car, other property or a gift for a specific dollar amount. For example, you may wish to leave your home or $10,000 to DLC.
Percentage Bequest Another kind of specific bequest involves leaving a specific percentage of your overall estate to charity. For example, you may wish to leave 10% of your estate to DLC.
Residual Bequest A residual bequest is made from the balance of an estate after the will or trust has given away each of the specific bequests. A common residual bequest involves leaving a percentage of the residue of the estate to charity. For example, you may wish to leave 30% of the residue of your estate to DLC.
Contingent Bequest A contingent bequest is made to charity only if the purpose of the primary bequest cannot be met. For example, you could leave specific property, such as a vacation home, to a relative, but the bequest language could provide that if the relative is not alive at the time of your death, the vacation home will go to DLC.

Bequest Benefits

In order to make a bequest, you should speak with your attorney. Your attorney can help you include a bequest to Developmental Learning Center in your estate plan. We have provided some basic bequest language to assist you and your attorney.

Specific Bequest
If you are considering making an outright bequest to Developmental Learning Center, we recommend the following language:

Bequest of a Specific Dollar Amount

I hereby give, devise and bequeath _________ and No/100 dollars ($DOLLARS) to Developmental Learning Center, a nonprofit organization located at 4101-1 College Street, Jacksonville, FL 32205, Federal Tax #92-0376681, for Developmental Learning Center's general use and purpose.

Bequest of Specific Personal Property

I hereby give, devise and bequeath DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY to Developmental Learning Center, a nonprofit organization located at 4101-1 College Street, Jacksonville, FL 32205, Federal Tax #92-0376681, for Developmental Learning Center's general use and purpose.

Bequest of Specific Real Estate

I hereby give, devise and bequeath all of the right, title and interest in and to the real estate located at ADDRESS OR DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY to to Developmental Learning Center, a nonprofit organization located at 4101-1 College Street, Jacksonville, FL 32205, Federal Tax #92-0376681, for Developmental Learning Center's general use and purpose.
Percentage Bequest
If you are considering making a bequest of a percentage of your estate to Developmental Learning Center, we recommend the following language:

Bequest of a Specific Dollar Amount

I hereby give, devise and bequeath ____ percent (___%) of my total estate, determined as of the date of my death, to Developmental Learning Center, a nonprofit organization located at 4101-1 College Street, Jacksonville, FL 32205, Federal Tax #92-0376681, for Developmental Learning Center's general use and purpose.
Residual Bequest

I hereby give, devise and bequeath to Developmental Learning Center, a nonprofit organization located at 4101-1 College Street, Jacksonville, FL 32205, Federal Tax #92-0376681, of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate to be used for Developmental Learning Center's general use and purpose.
Contingent Bequest

If (primary beneficiary) does not survive me, then I hereby give, devise and for Developmental Learning Center's general use and purpose, DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY to be used Developmental Learning Center's general use and purpose.

“I know that the staff genuinely cares about my child and I know that if something were wrong, I would be contacted immediately. I don't hesitate leaving my child in DLC's care which is critical as a working parent!”
Parent Testimony

Restricted Bequests

If you are considering a bequest but would like to ensure that your bequest will be used for a specific purpose, please let us know. We would be happy to work with you and your attorney to help you identify ways to give and meet your charitable objectives. We will also work with you and your attorney to craft language to accomplish your goals.

If you are making a restricted bequest, we recommend that your attorney include the following provision to give Developmental Learning Center flexibility should it no longer be possible for Developmental Learning Center to use your gift as you originally intended:

If, in the judgment of the Board of Directors of Developmental Learning Center, it shall become impossible for Developmental Learning Center to use this bequest to accomplish the specific purposes of this bequest, Developmental Learning Center may use the income and principal of this gift for such purpose or purposes as the Board determines is most closely related to the restricted purpose of my bequest.

“The staff is loving, caring, patient, and very helpful. They are like family. They really love the kids and are focused on their success.”
Parent Testimony

Contact Us

Please contact us if you have any questions about how to make a bequest to the Developmental Learning Center or to request any additional information that might be helpful to you and your attorney as you consider making a bequest to us.

If you have included a bequest for Developmental Learning Center in your estate plan, please contact us to let us know. We would like to thank you and recognize you for your gift.

For any additional information or any questions, contact Heather Corey at (904) 387-0370 or by email at Hcorey@DLCJAX.org. DLC's EIN #92-0376681.