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A Gift in Your Will or Living Trust

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One of the easiest and most popular ways to make an impact at {{ChapterLong}} is to include a charitable bequest in your will or living trust. A bequest allows you to leave a legacy of support for sick children and their families without affecting your cash flow today.

With a bequest, you can give a percentage of your estate, so that your gift will remain proportionate to the size of your estate, or you can give a certain amount of cash, securities or property. Either way, your gift allows you to retain full control of your assets now, while ensuring that {{ChapterShort}} will continue to give strength and support to families far into the future.

How it works

You create a will or trust, leaving part of your estate to family and part to a charitable organizations.

Why Should You Choose a Bequest?

A bequest in your will or living trust is:

  • Easy. A few sentences in your will or living trust complete the gift.
  • Revocable. Until your will or trust goes into effect, you are free to alter your plans.
  • Versatile. You can give a specific item, an amount of money, a gift contingent upon certain events or, most common, a percentage of your estate.

Steps to Making Your Bequest

  1. Determine whether you’d like to make a gift of a specific amount or leave a percentage of your estate, and whether you would like to direct your gift to a specific program or leave your gift unrestricted, allowing it to be used for our most pressing needs.
  2. Take our bequest language to your estate planning attorney to include in your will or living trust.
  3. Contact {{Contact}} at {{ChapterLong}} to inform us of your gift so we can thank you and ensure your bequest will be fulfilled in a manner you intend.

For additional legacy planning options, click here.

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The information on this website is not intended as legal or tax advice. For legal or tax advice, please consult with an attorney. Figures cited in examples are for hypothetical purposes only and are subject to change. References to estate and income taxes apply to federal taxes only. State income/estate taxes or state law may impact your results. Annuities are subject to regulation by the State of California. Payments under such agreements, however, are not protected or otherwise guaranteed by any government agency or the California Life and Health Insurance Guarantee Association. A charitable gift annuity is not regulated by the Oklahoma Insurance Department and is not protected by a guaranty association affiliated with the Oklahoma Insurance Department. Charitable gift annuities are not regulated by and are not under the jurisdiction of the South Dakota Division of Insurance.