In order to make a bequest, we recommend you speak with your attorney. Your attorney can help you include a bequest to Focus on the Family in your estate plan. We have provided some basic bequest language to assist you and your attorney.
1. Bequests of a Specific Dollar Amount
If you would like to include a bequest of a specific amount of money to Focus on the Family, we suggest the following language:
I hereby give, devise and bequeath _________ dollars ($__________) to Focus on the Family, a nonprofit organization located at 8605 Explorer Drive, Colorado Springs, CO, 80920, Federal Tax ID #95-3188150, for Focus on the Family’s general use and purpose.
2. Bequests of a Percentage of Your Estate
If you would like to include a bequest of a percentage of your estate to Focus on the Family, 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 Focus on the Family, a nonprofit organization located at 8605 Explorer Drive, Colorado Springs, CO, 80920, Federal Tax ID #95-3188150, for Focus on the Family’s general use and purpose.
3. Bequests of the Residue of Your Estate
If you would like to include a bequest of some or all of any remaining assets of your estate (after your specific bequests) to Focus on the Family, we recommend the following language:
I hereby give, devise and bequeath to Focus on the Family, a nonprofit organization located at 8605 Explorer Drive, Colorado Springs, CO, 80920, Federal Tax ID #95-3188150, ____ percent (___%) of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate to be used for Focus on the Family’s general use and purpose.
4. Contingent Bequests
If you would like to name Focus on the Family as a secondary beneficiary, in the event your primary beneficiary does not survive you, we suggest the following language:
If [name of primary beneficiary] does not survive me, I then hereby give, devise and bequeath _____ to Focus on the Family, a nonprofit organization located at 8605 Explorer Drive, Colorado Springs, CO, 80920, Federal Tax ID #95-3188150, [description of assets] to be used for Focus on the Family’s general use and purpose.
