Sample Language for Your Will or Trust
The following language may help you and your attorney as you consider a gift that will meet your financial, family, and personal goals. Feel free to use this when creating or adding to your existing will or trust.
Sample #1 Percentage Bequest
“I give, devise, and bequeath to Vegan Outreach (tax identification number 86-0736818), a federally tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable corporation incorporated in Delaware on August 29, 1996, now maintaining its headquarters in CA at 3053 Freeport Blvd. #282, Sacramento, CA, 95818, _______% of the rest and residue of my estate.”
Sample #2 Residuary Bequest
“I give, devise, and bequeath to Vegan Outreach (tax identification number 86-0736818), a federally tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable corporation incorporated in Delaware on August 29, 1996, now maintaining its headquarters in California at 3053 Freeport Blvd. #282, Sacramento, CA, 95818, the rest and residue of my estate.”
Sample #3 Bequest for a Specific Amount
“I give and bequeath to Vegan Outreach (tax identification number 86-0736818), a federally tax exempt 501(c)(3) charitable corporation incorporated in Delaware on August 29, 1996, now maintaining its headquarters in California at 3053 Freeport Blvd. #282, Sacramento, CA, 95818, the sum of $________________.”
Sample #4 Contingent Bequest
“In the event that (name or names; i.e., spouse, children, sibling, heirs) shall not survive me, or shall die during the administration of my estate, within _____ days from the date of my death, or as a result of a common disaster, then I give, devise and bequeath those beneficiaries’ shares of my estate to Vegan Outreach (tax identification number 86-0736818), a federally tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable corporation incorporated in Delaware on August 29, 1996, now maintaining its headquarters in California at 3053 Freeport Blvd. #282, Sacramento, CA, 95818.”
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Note: The information contained on this website is not intended as legal or tax advice. For legal or tax advice, please consult an attorney.