Sample Bequest Language
Bequest of Cash
“I bequeath the sum of $250,000* to My Fund at Truman Heartland Community Foundation of Independence, Missouri, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization [EIN #43-1482136].”
Bequest of a Percent of the Estate
“I devise and bequeath 50%* of the remainder and residue of property owned at my death, whether real or personal, and wherever located to My Fund at Truman Heartland Community Foundation of Independence, Missouri, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization [EIN #43-1482136].”
Contingent Bequest
“If my brother John Doe survives me, I devise and bequeath 75%* of the remainder and residue of property owned at my death, whether real or personal, and wherever located to John Doe. If John Doe does not survive me, then I devise and bequeath 100%* of my residuary estate, whether real or personal property and wherever located to My Fund at Truman Heartland Community Foundation of Independence, Missouri, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization [EIN #43-1482136].”
*Please feel free to change the numbers or percentages as you desire.