LEGACY PLANNING SERIES: LIFE INSURANCE BENEFICIARIES

You can name the RAF as a full or partial beneficiary of an existing or new life insurance policy. You retain all rights and privileges as the policy owner.
You can donate an existing or new policy naming the RAF as both owner and beneficiary. With an ownership transfer, you may enjoy a tax deduction for the value of the policy, as well as future premiums that you choose to pay to maintain the policy.
You may direct policy proceeds toward specific RAF initiatives important to you, or direct them to the permanent RAF endowment.
There are no legal expenses, nor complicated procedures. You simply contact your insurance company or agent and request a change of ownership/beneficiary form. Complete and sign it, and that’s it. The company’s service phone number will appear on your quarterly or annual statement.
One more thing: Please notify the RAF that you’ve completed the process. Normally, the RAF would not be notified by your insurance company. We’d like to know if you’ve generously named us owner, or partial or full beneficiary of your policy, so we can thank you.

Submitted February 27, 2024
By Carmine Mowbray

Posted in News

RAF AWARDS GRANT FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF HCRC

February 24, 2026

Oregon RAF Liaison Bill Ables has been awarded a $5,000 RAF grant to retain RAF membership in and support the Hells Canyon Recreation Collaborative (HCRC) for the next five years. The HCRC was organized in 2016 at the request of Idaho’s Congressional Delegation as a framework for the various recreational user groups to collaborate with the US Forest Service within the 652,488-acre Hells Canyon National Recreation Area. Ables, a past Director and current member of the group, explained that HCRC membership is a cross-section of user groups from both the private and commercial sectors, including river rafters and jet boaters, backpackers, horse packers, aviators, and governmental management agencies. Providing ongoing support ensures continued aviation representation. The rugged Snake River canyon region hugs the borders of northeastern Oregon and western Idaho, and includes nine backcountry airstrips within the Recreational Area. All are maintained by volunteer aviation groups in collaboration with the USFS: Cache Creek, Salmon Bar, Dug Bar, Temperance Creek, Pittsburg Landing, Sluice Creek, Lord Flat, Memaloose, and Big Bar. “Our support of HCRC, combined with the other involved aviation groups, ensures ongoing maintenance and improvements at each of these nine airstrips. It benefits general aviation by preserving access to enjoy the beauty of the Hells Canyon area, which directly speaks to the Mission of the RAF,” Ables said. For more information on Dug Bar, Cache Creek, Big Bar, and Memaloose, see the Airfield Guide . Pittsburg Landing, Sluice Creek, Temperance Creek, and Salmon Bar are not listed in the Airfield Guide at this time. Submitted February 24, 2026