The following is intended to help you and your attorney draft a bequest that meets your individual goals and your intentions regarding charity_name. If you wish to support a particular program rather than provide general support, we ask that you or your attorney contact our charity_office office. Our legal name should appear in all documents as:

Legal name: charity_legal_name, Federal Tax ID number: fed_tax_id

We suggest the following wording:

General Bequest of a stated sum of money:

  "I give to charity_legal_name, charity_address, Federal Tax Identification Number fed_tax_id ___________________Dollars ($___________)."

Specific Bequest of a certain asset from your estate:

  "I give to charity_legal_name, charity_address, Federal Tax Identification Number fed_tax_id, [insert here a description of the particular property]."

Residuary Bequest, after other bequests and expenses have been paid:

  "I give to charity_legal_name, charity_address, Federal Tax Identification Number fed_tax_id, [all] [a portion] of the rest of my estate."

Contingent Bequest if you are not survived by certain individuals:

  "If [name/s of primary beneficiary/ies] do/es not survive me, or shall die within ninety (90) days from the date of my death, or as a result of a common disaster, then I give to charity_legal_name, charity_address, Federal Tax Identification Number fed_tax_id, [insert here the exact dollar amount, description of property, or percentage of residual estate]."