A simple yet special statement, a bequest allocates a percentage of your estate or a specific dollar amount to a favorite nonprofit organization, enabling you to:
- Maintain complete flexibility and control of your assets during your lifetime
- Provide clear instructions of your wishes
- Establish a personal legacy of future support
Your bequest language can be brief.
Sample bequest language:
“I devise and bequeath [X% of my estate or residue] OR [$____ specific dollar amount] to the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, Vienna, Virginia, Tax ID #23-7011544.”
By including Wolf Trap Foundation in your estate plan, your powerful statement helps assure that, like you, future generations will be enriched by the unparalleled Wolf Trap experience. Thank you!
Wolf Trap Foundation urges you to discuss your ideas for giving with your legal or financial advisors. Any information provided by Wolf Trap Foundation is not intended as tax, legal, or financial advice. For more information on how you can leave a lasting legacy to Wolf Trap Foundation, please contact Annie Coppola, Director, Planned Giving, at 703.255.1930 or legacycircle@wolftrap.org.