Emma Lazarus Society
Make a donation. Leave a legacy of justice.
By remembering ILAP in your will or trust, you will make a lasting and permanent impact on justice in Maine. Donor-advised funds can also be designated to ILAP. With your legacy gift, you will inspire others and help ensure ILAP’s ability to provide legal guidance and representation to Maine’s immigrant communities long into the future.
ILAP welcomes the opportunity to consult with you and your attorney or financial advisor about your charitable goals. If you choose to make a legacy gift to ILAP, the commitment you make will help defend access to justice for all Mainers for generations to come.
Making A legacy Gift
To make a legacy gift, you simply need to notify ILAP of your intention. All conversations are confidential and gifts of any size are gladly accepted. Please contact us today for more information:
Laura Simocko, Development Director
Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project
P.O. Box 17917
Portland, ME 04112
lsimocko@ilapmaine.org
207-699-4407 (direct line)
You may also consider sharing this language with your attorney to assist in drafting your estate plan: “I give and bequeath _____ [% of estate, $ amount, or description of property] to the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation with its principal office in Portland, Maine, for its unrestricted use.” ILAP’s tax ID number is 22-3260883.
If you have already made a legacy gift to ILAP, please let us know so that we may thank you and welcome you to the Emma Lazarus Society. We would like to acknowledge your extraordinary support in whatever way is meaningful to you. If you choose to remain anonymous, you have our sincerest thanks for your uncommon commitment to ILAP.
Emma Lazarus and her legacy of philanthropy
Emma Lazarus is most famous for her sonnet “The New Colossus,” which is inscribed on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty and has served as a welcome for generations of immigrants to the United States. It is less well-known, however, that she wrote the poem to raise money for the construction of the very pedestal on which it is now featured, donating the piece to a benefit auction of art and literary works in 1883. Although Emma did not live to see “The New Colossus” installed on the Statue of Liberty, her gift remains her legacy into the 21st century and beyond.
For more information about giving options and how you can support ILAP, please contact Development Director Laura Simocko at lsimocko@ilapmaine.org or 207-699-4407.
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ILAP is incorporated by the State of Maine and is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a §501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation and not a private foundation. Our EIN is 22-3260883 (see our 501(c)3 Determination Letter).
We are committed to transparency. Learn more about our fiscal health and in our annual reports. We also respect the privacy of all of our generous donors (see our donor privacy policy).
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