You can make a gift (bequest) to a charitable organization through your will or living trust in the following ways:
A percentage of your total estate. In using this approach, your gift adjusts with changes in the size of your estate.
The residue or a percentage of the residue of your estate. After your pecific gifts to loved ones have been made, you may designate that the entire residue or a percentage of the remainder shall go to one or more charitable organizations.With this approach as well, your gift adjusts with changes in the size of your estate.
A gift of a specific amount.You specify a dollar amount to be giving to one or more charitable organizations.With this kind of gift, it is especially important to keep your will or trust up-to-date.
Sample bequest language for your attorney
"I give [______% of my estate] [the residue of my estate] [___% of the residue of my estate] [$____] to North Texas Public Broadcasting, Inc., a Texas nonprofit corporation, for its general uses and purposes. North Texas Public Broadcasting, Inc., (KERA) is currently located at 3000 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas,Texas 75201."
Your attorney may want KERA's Federal Tax ID number, 75-2084961.
For More Information
If you would like more information about planned giving to KERA, please don't hesitate to contact Angela Gieras, Vice President, Major Gifts and Planned Giving, at agieras@kera.org, or via telephone at 214-740-9292. Also, we would be grateful if you would inform KERA of your planned gift, as that would help us prepare for the future. And, equally important, you also give us the opportunity to thank you for your generosity.
