Meet some of Charm City’s premier business and professional leaders, coming from the worlds of academia, business, medical, food service and philanthropy.
Orlee Kahn
Director of Planned Giving
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Kennedy Krieger Institute has been taking care of patients and students for more than 85 years. During the past eight years, Orlee Kahn has been taking care of family legacies at Kennedy Krieger.
As Planned Giving director, Kahn works with donors to raise funds, friends and awareness for the internationally recognized Institute. The funds she and her colleagues raise are used to improve the lives of tens of thousands of children, adolescents and adults with neurological, rehabilitative or developmental needs each year.
Named after Jewish community member and Baltimore philanthropist, Zanvyl Krieger, the Institute is “a place like no other,” according to Kahn.
“We are a pediatric specialty hospital with 80+ specialized outpatient clinics; we offer innovative special education programs; we are home to many child- and family-focused home and community services, and we are a leader in cutting-edge research and professional training,” she explains.
One of those programs, Kodem Kol, offers early intervention service coordination specifically within the Orthodox Jewish community for infants and toddlers (with developmental delays or diagnosed conditions with high probabilities of delay) and their families.
Kahn has “the privilege of matching donors’ philanthropic passions and goals with the Institute’s varied needs through creative, thoughtful and often tax-advantageous charitable gift planning.”
Whether it’s interacting with individuals, foundations, corporations or community groups, she focuses on building relationships while asking them to consider making legacy gifts, “which help us pursue the possible for so many in need, one child at a time.”
“The most important thing to know is that planned giving is for everyone at any age to make a lasting and meaningful difference in the lives of others,” Kahn explains.
Planned giving options include bequests in wills or trusts, direct gifts, IRA or life insurance plan beneficiary designations, Charitable Gift Annuities, Charitable Remainder Trusts and Donor Advised Funds. A trained attorney, Kahn helps donors and their advisors determine the best options for consideration.
“What I love most about my job is the opportunity to meet incredibly thoughtful and generous people who choose to put their values into action, to ‘leave footprints’ and to plan for those who come after them,” Kahn says.
Kennedy Krieger Institute
KennedyKrieger.org/Foundation
443.923.7300
707 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205
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