Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation's Bequest Language
An excellent way for you to support the Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation's mission is to leave us a bequest in your will, living trust or with a codicil. One significant benefit of making a gift by bequest is that it allows you to continue to use the property you will leave to charity during your life. Another benefit is that you can leave a lasting legacy.
To make a bequest, you should speak with your attorney. Your attorney can help you include a bequest to the Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation in your estate plan. We have provided some basic bequest language to assist you and your attorney.
1. Specific Bequest
If you are considering making an outright bequest to the Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation, we recommend the following language:
If you are considering making a bequest of a percentage of your estate to the Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation, we recommend the following language:
If you are considering a bequest but would like to ensure that your bequest will be used for a specific purpose, please let us know. We would be happy to work with you and your attorney to help you identify ways to give and meet your charitable objectives. We will also work with you and your attorney to craft language to accomplish your goals.
If you are making a restricted bequest, we recommend that your attorney include the following provision to give the Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation flexibility should it no longer be possible for the Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation to use your gift as you originally intended:
Please contact us if you have any questions about how to make a bequest to the Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation or to request any additional information that might be helpful to you and your attorney as you consider making a bequest to us.
If you have included a bequest for the Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation in your estate plan, please contact us to let us know. We would like to thank you and recognize you for your gift.
Bequest Language
To make a bequest, you should speak with your attorney. Your attorney can help you include a bequest to the Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation in your estate plan. We have provided some basic bequest language to assist you and your attorney.
1. Specific Bequest
If you are considering making an outright bequest to the Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation, we recommend the following language:
Bequest of a Specific Dollar Amount
I hereby give, devise and bequeath _________ and No/100 dollars ($DOLLARS) to Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation, a nonprofit organization located at 1300 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL, 33131, Federal Tax ID #____________, for Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation's general use and purpose.
Bequest of Specific Personal Property
I hereby give, devise and bequeath DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY to Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation, a nonprofit organization located at 1300 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL, 33131, Federal Tax ID #_______________, for Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation's general use and purpose.
Bequest of Specific Real Estate
I hereby give, devise and bequeath all of the right, title and interest in and to the real estate located at ADDRESS OR DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY to Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation, a nonprofit organization located at 1300 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL, 33131, Federal Tax ID #_______________, for Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation's general use and purpose.
2. Percentage BequestI hereby give, devise and bequeath _________ and No/100 dollars ($DOLLARS) to Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation, a nonprofit organization located at 1300 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL, 33131, Federal Tax ID #____________, for Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation's general use and purpose.
Bequest of Specific Personal Property
I hereby give, devise and bequeath DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY to Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation, a nonprofit organization located at 1300 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL, 33131, Federal Tax ID #_______________, for Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation's general use and purpose.
Bequest of Specific Real Estate
I hereby give, devise and bequeath all of the right, title and interest in and to the real estate located at ADDRESS OR DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY to Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation, a nonprofit organization located at 1300 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL, 33131, Federal Tax ID #_______________, for Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation's general use and purpose.
If you are considering making a bequest of a percentage of your estate to the Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation, we recommend the following language:
I hereby give, devise and bequeath ____ percent (___%) of my total estate, determined as of the date of my death, to Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation, a nonprofit organization located at 1300 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL, 33131, Federal Tax ID #______________________, for Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation's general use and purpose.
3. Residual Bequest
I hereby give, devise and bequeath to Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation, a nonprofit organization located at 1300 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL, 33131, Federal Tax ID # _________, ALL OR A PERCENTAGE of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate to be used for Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation's general use and purpose.
4. Contingent Bequest
If (primary beneficiary) does not survive me, then I hereby give, devise and bequeath to Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation, a nonprofit organization located at 1300 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL, 33131, Federal Tax ID # _________, DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY to be used for Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation's general use and purpose.
Restricted Bequests
If you are considering a bequest but would like to ensure that your bequest will be used for a specific purpose, please let us know. We would be happy to work with you and your attorney to help you identify ways to give and meet your charitable objectives. We will also work with you and your attorney to craft language to accomplish your goals.
If you are making a restricted bequest, we recommend that your attorney include the following provision to give the Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation flexibility should it no longer be possible for the Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation to use your gift as you originally intended:
If, in the judgment of the Board of Directors of the Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation, it shall become impossible for the Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation to use this bequest to accomplish its specific purposes, the Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation may use the income and principal of this gift for such purpose or purposes as the Board determines is most closely related to the restricted purpose of my bequest.
Contact Us
Please contact us if you have any questions about how to make a bequest to the Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation or to request any additional information that might be helpful to you and your attorney as you consider making a bequest to us.
If you have included a bequest for the Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation in your estate plan, please contact us to let us know. We would like to thank you and recognize you for your gift.
