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: 52-1769464
Below is suggested language to use when drafting your bequest.
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Free ResourceSample #1 Percentage Bequest
“I give, devise and bequeath to Humane Society International (tax identification number 52 1769464), a charitable corporation organized in the District of Columbia, now maintaining its headquarters at 1255 23rd Street NW, Suite 450, Washington, D.C. 20037, _______% of the rest and residue of my estate.”
Sample #2 Residuary Bequest
“I give, devise and bequeath to Humane Society International (tax identification number 52 1769464), a charitable corporation organized in the District of Columbia, now maintaining its headquarters at 1255 23rd Street NW, Suite 450, Washington, D.C. 20037, the rest and residue of my estate.”
Sample #3 Bequest for a specific amount
“I give and bequeath to Humane Society International (tax identification number 52 1769464), a charitable corporation organized in the District of Columbia, now maintaining its headquarters at 1255 23rd Street NW, Suite 450 , Washington DC 20037, the sum of $________________ .”
Sample Bequest #4 Contingent Bequest
“In the event that (name or names; i.e., spouse, children, sibling, heirs) shall not survive me, or shall die during the administration of my estate, within ____ days from the date of my death, or as a result of a common disaster, then I give, devise and bequeath those beneficiaries' shares of my estate to Humane Society International, (tax identification number 52 1769464 , a charitable corporation organized in the District of Columbia, now maintaining its headquarters at 1255 23rd Street NW, Suite 450 , Washington, D.C. 20037.”
If you have named Humane Society International 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.
For further information, please contact the Humane Society International Philanthropy Department at 1-800-808-7858 or humanelegacy@humanesociety.org.