Bequests can come in many forms. The following examples are offered to you and your legal counsel as you consider ways to help further our mission by including Gilda's Club Westchester in your will.

Please consider this sample language only, you will have to consult legal counsel in order to apply it to your individual situation.

Thank you for considering a bequest to Gilda's Club Westchester.

General Bequest
This form of giving provides maximum benefit by leaving funds or property to charity without designation as to it use: “I give (dollar amount) to Gilda's Club Westchester, Inc. to be used for its exempt purposes.”

Specific Bequest
This bequest identifies a specific piece of property to be given to charity: “I bequeath 500 shares of General Electric Co. common stock to Gilda's Club Westchester, Inc., to be used for its exempt purposes.” (You must own this exact property at your death, or this type of bequest will fail.)

Residuary Bequest
This form of gift directs all or a portion of one’s estate to charity after payment of debts, taxes and expenses of estate administration: “All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate I give to Gilda's Club Westchester, Inc. to be used for its exempt purposes."

Percentage Bequest
A donor may choose to give a portion of his or her estate to charity, expressed in percentage form: "I give 50% of my estate to Gilda's Club Westchester, Inc. to be used for its exempt purposes."
Contingent Bequest
Should you decide to leave a bequest to an individual, and he or she dies before you, a charitable gift may be made of that bequest: “If (name of the individual) predeceases me or disclaims any interest in my residence located at 123 Main Street, White Plains, New York, then I give such property to Gilda's Club Westchester, Inc.”
Restricted Bequest  
You may wish to designate your estate gift to Gilda's Club Westchester, Inc. for a specific purpose, such as to support an activity or program. However, to avoid obsolescence, please use broad language: “I give $50,000 Gilda's Club Westchester, Inc. to support Noogieland. However, if the Board of Directors of Gilda's Club Westchester, Inc. determines that it is not feasible or economical to use this gift for this purpose, then such gift shall be used for such exempt purposes as the Board of Directors directs.”

For additional information or assistance regarding bequest language or other aspects of charitable estate planning, please contact Support@gildasclubwestchester.org.

 

 

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