1. Planned Giving
  2. Bequest Language for a Gift In Your Will

Bequest Language

Planning for the future and creating the legacy you wish to leave is one of the most effective ways to ensure a lasting impact. Making a gift in your will or living trust, known as a bequest, can guarantee that your legacy endures. Your gift may be a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate, or the remainder after all other provisions are specified.

Our federal tax ID number is: 94-0843915

Below is suggested language to use when drafting your bequest.

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Sample Language

For an unrestricted gift that allows Save the Redwoods League to determine how to use the funds based on the most pressing needs, use the following language for your will and/or trust:

Percentage

“I give to Save the Redwoods League, a nonprofit corporation of the State of California, located at 111 Sutter Street, 11th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104, (tax identification number 94-0843915), ___% of my estate.”

Specific

“I give to Save the Redwoods League, a nonprofit corporation of the State of California, located at 111 Sutter Street, 11th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104, (tax identification number 94-0843915),

Choose:

  1. the sum of $________.”
  2. _________ shares of stock in ____________ Company.”, or
  3. all of the right, title and interest in and to the real estate located at ____________ (insert property address or description of property).

Residual:

“I give to Save the Redwoods League, a nonprofit corporation of the State of California, located at 111 Sutter Street, 11th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104, (tax identification number 94-0843915), all the residue of my estate, including real personal property.”

Contingent:

This language provides an opportunity to designate the League as a beneficiary should one or more of your designated beneficiaries fail to survive you.

“In the event that (name of the beneficiary) does not survive me, I give to Save the Redwoods League, a nonprofit corporation of the State of California, located at 111 Sutter Street, 11th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104, (tax identification number 94-0843915), (percentage, specific, or residual language as above).”

To designate for a particular purpose:

Add the following language: “to be used for ________________________ [Describe purpose, for example: The Redwood Land Fund or the Land Acquisition Program] if and so long as Save the Redwoods League determines that the need exists. If Save the Redwoods League shall determine at the outset or at a later time that the need does not exist, or no longer exists, or for some reason it is not possible (or prudent) to administer my gift as originally intended, then Save the Redwoods League may, in its sole and uncontrolled discretion, direct the use of my bequest for a purpose related as closely as possible to that stated above.”

Take the Next Step

If you have named Save the Redwoods League in your will or trust, please let us know so we can ensure that your gift is used according to your wishes. Notifying us of your plans will enable us to plan for the use of your future gift. However, if you prefer to remain anonymous, we will keep your name and gift in strict confidence.

Please contact Deborah White at 415-820-5828 or DWhite@SaveTheRedwoods.org for more information.