Bequests

A Specific Bequest

You can make a bequest to the Foundation for a specific dollar amount or percentage of your estate.

I give, devise, and bequeath to Canton-Inwood Area Health Foundation the sum of dollars ($ X.XX) as an unrestricted gift, to be used at the sole discretion of the Foundation.

Or, you can make a bequest for specific assets, such as securities, real estate or personal property. Please be as specific as possible in identifying the property.

I give, devise, and bequeath to Canton-Inwood Area Foundation my [insert description or identifying information of the asset], to be used and/or disposed of, as the Foundation determines, in its sole discretion, for its general purposes.

A Residuary Bequest

You can make a residuary bequest, which gives all or a portion of the residue of your estate to the Foundation after payment of expenses and any specific amounts designated to other beneficiaries.

I give, devise, and bequeath to Canton-Inwood Area Health Foundation X percent of the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate as an unrestricted gift, to be used at the sole discretion of the Foundation.

A Contingency Bequest

You can make a contingency bequest to the Foundation, which allows you to account for a change in your beneficiary’s circumstances.

I give, devise, and bequeath [insert name] X percent of the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate if s/he survives me. If [insert name] does not survive me, I give, devise, and bequeath to Canton-Inwood Area Health Foundation, X percent of the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate as an unrestricted gift, to be used at the sole discretion of the Foundation.