Your generosity becomes the words that girls will use to express themselves and build lives of their own choosing. Your compassion becomes the stories that young learners will hold in their hearts and share with their own children. Most importantly, your thoughtfulness becomes a better life for every student, family, and community that we reach, both now and for years to come. Your support is their success. Their triumph is your legacy. When you include a gift for Room to Read in your will…
Legacy Giving
Stories from our Legacy Community
"If you are looking for a way to have a profound, positive impact on global education, that costs you nothing now, I highly recommend including Room to Read in your will. It is the most impactful way to invest in a brighter future for all."
- Craig Herb, Room to Read supporter since 2007
Establishing Your Legacy is Easy
With charitable gift planning, you can create a legacy gift that will extend your support for years to come. It's simple to structure your gift to maximize its benefits in a way that is most favorable to you, your loved ones and the organizations you choose.
For assistance please contact Caitlin Nagel, our Legacy Giving Manager, at [email protected] or follow the steps below.
Easy Guide to Include Room to Read in Your Will
To include Room to Read in your will you will need our address and charity registration number. Please see below for these details, including Room to Read’s recommended free will-writing service for your country, if we have one. If your country is not listed below, please use our United States information or reach out to [email protected] for more information.
Creating a legacy gift allows you to designate your investment to the work that you are most passionate about. Most of our supporters choose to invest in our greatest need. Should you choose not to designate your investment, it will go toward Room to Read’s Future Fund, ensuring your gift is used for maximum possible impact as part of our operational reserves, strengthening our ability to execute our mission in an unpredictable future. This Fund enables organizational nimbleness and ensures protection against the unexpected, as well as financial flexibility to identify, test, and invest in new, even more efficient approaches to delivering our programs to the children who need them most.
United States
EIN/Tax ID: 91-2003533
Address: Room to Read, 465 California Street, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94104
Recommended will-writing service: FreeWill
Australia & New Zealand
ABN: 13 133 277 666
Address: Room to Read Australia Limited, P.O. Box R1017, Royal Exchange, NSW, 1225 Australia
Canada
Charity BN: 85061 2417 RR0001
Address: Room to Read Canada of 2405 Pine Street, P.O. Box 46877, Vancouver, BC V6J 3E9
Hong Kong
Registration Number: 1117869
Address: Room to Read Hong Kong Ltd, Room to Read 87/F International Commerce Centre One Austin Road West Kowloon Hong Kong
Recommended will-writing service: ForeverGift or call +852 5468 3635
India
Registration Number: TI22579
Address: D21 Corporate Park, Office No. 201E (B), 2nd Floor, Sector-21, Dwarka, New Delhi – 110075
Singapore
EIN/Tax ID: 91-2003533
Address: Room to Read, 465 California Street, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94104
Switzerland
Identification Number/TIN: CHE-237.755.163
Address: Room to Read – Schweiz c/o First Names (Switzerland Ltd) Am Schanzengraben 25, PO Box 8022 Zurich
United Kingdom
Registration Number: 1125803
Address: Room to Read UK Limited, Bracken House, 1 Friday Street, London, EC4M 9BT
What if I want to make Room to Read the beneficiary of my retirement, life insurance, or other accounts?
To designate Room to Read as a beneficiary you will need our address, listed under the previous question.
If your account is held in the United States, you can plan your beneficiary designations through FreeWill.
Yes, please let us know so we can express our gratitude and welcome you into our Legacy Community. Email [email protected] to reach Caitlin Nagel, our Legacy Giving Manager.
Contact Us
To notify us of a gift or ask questions about Legacy Giving, please contact us.
Helen found joy in engaging children in reading and learning, much like Room to Read’s coaches and teachers around the world, and her career as a teacher and librarian allowed her the opportunity to touch the lives of many students. Helen became a fervent supporter of Room to Read later in life when, in 2019, she saw a Christmas ad in Nieman Marcus and reached out to our staff to learn more. Through a series of meaningful letters and phone calls, our team formed a small community for Helen and kept in touch with her through transitions in her life. When Helen passed away in 2021, she left her entire estate to Room to Read. Both Ruth and Helen’s lives revolved around the love of learning and teaching, and their legacies reflect that passion. Through their thoughtfulness and generosity, these two women contributed two of the largest legacy gifts Room to Read has ever received. Ruth and Helen’s thirst for knowledge lives on in the 100,000 students who will now have access to the quality education they deserve. These eager, young learners will acquire the skills they need to reach their full potential and lift their communities in the process. The number of lives that have and will be transformed by Ruth and Helen’s tremendous legacies is truly unquantifiable.
For Dr. Ruth Levitt, learning was an extension of the things that were important to her, including supporting the arts, culture, and the public good. She was a writer, teacher, and scholar, as well as a longtime Room to Read supporter, who donated what she could each month to support educational opportunities for children around the world. She became involved with Room to Read in 2014 and remained a critical friend, lending her keen mind to our strategic plan consultations and diligently reviewing our latest evaluations. A committed academic, Ruth published her last work just months before she passed away and made plans for a legacy gift in support of Room to Read in her final weeks.
