Bea Arthur was a “Golden Girl” until the end.

The actress, who lost her battle against cancer at age 86 last April, willed a $300,000 donation to New York’s struggling Ali Forney Center, an organization supporting the city’s homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth, the center’s Executive Director Carl Siciliano revealed to CNN on Thursday.

Siciliano said he knew of Arthur’s plan to include the center in her will, but never knew the amount. He had been struggling to keep the doors of the shelter open. The organization assists more than 1,000 teens each year, providing shelter for those who had to leave home “for being who they are,”Siciliano says.

The tall, deep-voiced Bea was best known for her sharp comedy delivery, and was the winner of two Emmy Awards for her starring roles on classic sitcoms Maude and The Golden Girls.