Annual fund gifts matter

TRAIL members, volunteers, donors, and friends began receiving solicitation letters in mid-October on behalf of TRAIL’s 2024 annual fund campaign. Why do we ask for charitable gifts every year? Why is our annual fund important? Because . . .

• Membership fees cover less than half TRAIL’s annual operating budget; your yearly gifts allow us to keep memberships affordable for older adults throughout Johnson County.
• Contributions also help fund TRAIL’s Supported Membership Program, which makes free or reduced-cost Full memberships available to income-qualified households.
• Private support demonstrates to potential corporate sponsors and granting agencies that TRAIL is recognized as a valuable, community-wide asset. Last year’s Johnson County Senior Housing and Services Guide – funded in part by charitable gifts – is just one example of how we’re expanding TRAIL’s positive impact.

If you’d like to know more, check out these annual fund FAQs. And when the letter arrives in your mailbox, please consider joining us as an annual fund contributor this year, whether by returning a check in the enclosed gift envelope or by giving online.

Your annual fund support will help ensure that TRAIL is alive and well when the next generation of seniors comes of age. Thank you!