How to Make a Gift in Your Will or Trust

One comment that is often made by those wishing to name Right to Life of Michigan in their will or trust is, “Just tell us where Right to Life of Michigan needs the money most, and that’s where we’ll put it.” Here are a couple of things to think about in making your decision, as well as specific language to share with your attorney once your decision is made:

1. If tax-deductibility is not an important issue for the donor, then the most flexible gift to the organization is to Right to Life of Michigan, a 501 (c)(4) non-profit . RLM is able to donate to both the RLM Educational Fund and the RLM Educational Endowment Fund as needed. To make a gift to Right to Life of Michigan, ask your attorney to include the following paragraph in your will or trust:

   I give, devise, and bequeath to Right to Life of Michigan, a non-profit corporation, with its principal offices located at 2340 Porter St. S.W., P.O. Box 901, Grand Rapids, MI 49509, the sum of $ ________ or _________% of the estate, or a description of the gift (_______________).

2. If tax-deductibility is an important consideration for the donor, then the most flexible gift to the organization is to the Right to Life of Michigan Educational Fund, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit. The RLM Educational Fund can make donations to the RLM Educational Endowment Fund as needed. To make a gift to the Right to Life of Michigan Educational Fund, ask your attorney to include the following paragraph in your will or trust:

   I give, devise, and bequeath to the Right to Life of Michigan Educational Fund, an educational trust, with its principal offices located at 2340 Porter St. S.W., P.O. Box 901, Grand Rapids, MI 49509, the sum of $_______ or ______% of the estate, or a description of the gift (_____________________).

3. Once again, if tax-deductibility is an important consideration for the donor, and the goal is to invest the gift for the future, then the donor may wish to consider a gift to the Right to Life of Michigan Educational Endowment Fund, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit. The Endowment Fund never spends the corpus of the gift, instead it is invested, creates interest, and only the interest can be used to fund educational projects. To make a gift to the Right to Life of Michigan Educational Endowment Fund, ask your attorney to include the following paragraph in your will or trust:

   I give, devise, and bequeath to the Right to Life of Michigan Educational Endowment Fund, an educational trust, with its principal offices located at 2340 Porter St. S.W., P.O. Box 901, Grand Rapids, MI 49509, the sum of $ _______ or ______% of the estate, or a description of the gift (____________________).

Why is it important to have the correct bequest language in a will or trust? So you, the donor, can feel confident that your gift will be distributed according to your wishes - the correct dollar amount, or percentage of the estate, to the right charitable cause(s).

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