A Bequest to Further Good Work
Nancy and David were dedicated volunteers. Over the years, they had seen many individuals helped by the good work of their favorite charity. They wanted to create a legacy to provide future resources to continue its mission.
Dave: The work of our favorite charity was important to us and we provided support with current gifts, but wanted to do more. We received their newsletter and noted that we could make a gift from our estate and join the legacy society. We saw a picture of smiling people just like us and we wanted to be part of that group.
Nancy: We met with our lawyer to revise our wills and we each included a provision for a bequest. Our lawyer put language in the will that allows a percentage of our estate to go to our favorite charity. This was easy to arrange and permits us to still use our assets during our lives if we need them.
We told their gift planner about our decision and were excited when we were invited to a special event honoring us. We will continue to make gifts during our lives, but it feels good to know that our support will help in the future.
You also may want to make it easy and convenient to have a bequest included in your will. The language below shows how a bequest can very easily be included in your will.
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Sample Bequest Language
Gift of specific dollar amount
"I hereby give to Point Loma Nazarene University, located in San Diego, California, the sum of $_______."
Gift of specific percentage of estate
"I hereby give ____% of my estate (or "my Trust assets" if using a Living Trust) to Point Loma Nazarene University, located in San Diego, California."
Bequest with Point Loma Nazarene University as Contingent Beneficiary
"In the event any of my above-named beneficiaries have not survived me, I hereby direct their shares to be distributed to Point Loma Nazarene University, located in San Diego, California."
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