Estate Planning - Bequest
Please consider including a bequest to the Transferware Collectors Club in your will or living trust. A charitable gift such as this offers these main benefits:
IT’S SIMPLE:
Only a few sentences in your will or trust are needed.
Unrestricted Bequest:
For an unrestricted bequest (a gift that is made available for general operations, allowing its use wherever needed), an example would be “I give [ _____ percent of my estate, or ____________ dollars, or description of asset] to the Transferware Collectors Club, a California nonprofit corporation, for its unrestricted use.”
Restricted Bequest:
For a restricted bequest (a gift that is made just for the use(s) you specify), an example would be “I give [ _____ percent of my estate, or _________ dollars, or description of asset] to the Transferware Collectors Club, a California nonprofit corporation, restricted to the following use(s):
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If, in the future, the board of directors of the Transferware Collectors Club determines that the restriction placed herein would result in an impracticable use of the bequest, it may designate another use that most nearly accomplishes my wishes.”
The tax identification number of the Transferware Collectors Club is 27-0614337.
YOU CAN CHANGE IT:
Because you are not actually making a gift until after your lifetime, you can change your mind at any time.
IT’S VERSATILE:
You can structure the bequest to leave a specific asset or amount of money to the club, make the gift contingent on certain events, or leave a percentage of your estate (or a percentage of the residue after specific bequests are taken care of) to the club.
YOU GAIN A TAX BENEFIT:
If your estate is subject to U.S. estate tax, your estate is entitled to a charitable deduction for the value of the gift.
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