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Sample Bequest Language
An excellent way to support CBF's mission is to make a gift in your will, living trust, or with a codicil. Bequest gifts allow you to retain control of your assets during life and help you leave a lasting legacy.
There are a number of ways you can make a bequest to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
If you wish to work with an attorney to create your will or trust, here is basic bequest language to include a charitable gift to CBF in your plan.
1. Specific Bequest
If you are considering making an outright bequest to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, we recommend the following language:
If you are considering making a bequest of a percentage of your estate to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, we recommend the following language:
If you are considering a bequest but would like to ensure that your bequest will be used for a specific purpose, please let us know. We would be happy to work with you and your attorney to help you identify ways to give and meet your charitable objectives. We will also work with you and your attorney to craft language to accomplish your goals.
If you are making a restricted bequest, we recommend that your attorney include the following provision to give CBF flexibility should it no longer be possible for us to use your gift as you originally intended:
Please contact us anytime if you have questions about bequests or need more information.
If you already included CBF in your estate plan, please contact us to let us know. We would like to thank you and welcome you to our legacy society.
Types of Bequests
There are a number of ways you can make a bequest to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
Specific Bequest. A specific bequest involves making a gift of a specific asset, such as a specific dollar amount or a gift of real estate, a car, or other property. For example, you may wish to leave your home or $10,000 to CBF.
Percentage Bequest. Another kind of bequest involves leaving a specific percentage of your overall estate to charity. For example, you may wish to leave 10% of your estate to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
Residual Bequest. A residual bequest is made from the balance of an estate after the will or trust has given away each of the specific bequests. A common residual bequest involves leaving a percentage of the residue of the estate to charity. For example, you may wish to leave 30% of the residue of your estate to CBF.
Contingent Bequest. A contingent bequest is made to charity only if the purpose of the primary bequest cannot be met. For example, you could leave specific property, such as a vacation home, to a relative, but the bequest language could provide that if the relative is not alive at the time of your death, the vacation home will go to CBF.
Percentage Bequest. Another kind of bequest involves leaving a specific percentage of your overall estate to charity. For example, you may wish to leave 10% of your estate to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
Residual Bequest. A residual bequest is made from the balance of an estate after the will or trust has given away each of the specific bequests. A common residual bequest involves leaving a percentage of the residue of the estate to charity. For example, you may wish to leave 30% of the residue of your estate to CBF.
Contingent Bequest. A contingent bequest is made to charity only if the purpose of the primary bequest cannot be met. For example, you could leave specific property, such as a vacation home, to a relative, but the bequest language could provide that if the relative is not alive at the time of your death, the vacation home will go to CBF.
Bequest Benefits
A bequest is generally a revocable gift, which means it can be changed or modified at any time. You can choose to designate that a bequest be used for a general or specific purpose so you have the peace of mind knowing that your gift will be used as intended. Bequests are exempt from federal estate taxes. If you have a taxable estate, the estate tax charitable deduction may offset or eliminate estate taxes, resulting in a larger inheritance for your heirs.
Bequest Language
If you wish to work with an attorney to create your will or trust, here is basic bequest language to include a charitable gift to CBF in your plan.
1. Specific Bequest
If you are considering making an outright bequest to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, we recommend the following language:
Bequest of a Specific Dollar Amount
I hereby give, devise and bequeath _________ and No/100 dollars ($DOLLARS) to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, a nonprofit organization located at 6 Herndon Avenue, Annapolis, MD, 21403, Federal Tax ID #52-6065757, for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's general use and purpose.
Bequest of Specific Personal Property
I hereby give, devise and bequeath DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, a nonprofit organization located at 6 Herndon Avenue, Annapolis, MD, 21403, Federal Tax ID #52-6065757, for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's general use and purpose.
Bequest of Specific Real Estate
I hereby give, devise and bequeath all of the right, title and interest in and to the real estate located at ADDRESS OR DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, a nonprofit organization located at 6 Herndon Avenue, Annapolis, MD, 21403, Federal Tax ID #52-6065757, for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's general use and purpose.
2. Percentage BequestI hereby give, devise and bequeath _________ and No/100 dollars ($DOLLARS) to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, a nonprofit organization located at 6 Herndon Avenue, Annapolis, MD, 21403, Federal Tax ID #52-6065757, for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's general use and purpose.
Bequest of Specific Personal Property
I hereby give, devise and bequeath DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, a nonprofit organization located at 6 Herndon Avenue, Annapolis, MD, 21403, Federal Tax ID #52-6065757, for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's general use and purpose.
Bequest of Specific Real Estate
I hereby give, devise and bequeath all of the right, title and interest in and to the real estate located at ADDRESS OR DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, a nonprofit organization located at 6 Herndon Avenue, Annapolis, MD, 21403, Federal Tax ID #52-6065757, for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's general use and purpose.
If you are considering making a bequest of a percentage of your estate to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, we recommend the following language:
I hereby give, devise and bequeath ____ percent (___%) of my total estate, determined as of the date of my death, to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, a nonprofit organization located at 6 Herndon Avenue, Annapolis, MD, 21403, Federal Tax ID #52-6065757, for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's general use and purpose.
3. Residual BequestI hereby give, devise and bequeath to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, a nonprofit organization located at 6 Herndon Avenue, Annapolis, MD, 21403, Federal Tax ID # 52-6065757, ALL OR A PERCENTAGE of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate to be used for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's general use and purpose.
4. Contingent BequestIf (primary beneficiary) does not survive me, then I hereby give, devise and bequeath to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, a nonprofit organization located at 6 Herndon Avenue, Annapolis, MD, 21403, Federal Tax ID #52-6065757, DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY to be used for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's general use and purpose.
Restricted Bequests
If you are considering a bequest but would like to ensure that your bequest will be used for a specific purpose, please let us know. We would be happy to work with you and your attorney to help you identify ways to give and meet your charitable objectives. We will also work with you and your attorney to craft language to accomplish your goals.
If you are making a restricted bequest, we recommend that your attorney include the following provision to give CBF flexibility should it no longer be possible for us to use your gift as you originally intended:
If, in the judgment of the Board of Directors of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, it shall become impossible for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to use this bequest to accomplish the specific purposes of this bequest, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation may use the income and principal of this gift for such purpose or purposes as the Board determines is most closely related to the restricted purpose of my bequest.
Contact Us
Please contact us anytime if you have questions about bequests or need more information.
If you already included CBF in your estate plan, please contact us to let us know. We would like to thank you and welcome you to our legacy society.