Bequest in Will or Trust

HOW IT WORKS:

Planning for the future and creating the legacy you wish to leave is one of the most effective ways to ensure a lasting impact. Making a gift to the Athens YMCA in your will or living trust, also known as a bequest, can guarantee that your legacy endures. Your gift may be a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate or the remainder after all other provisions are specified. Upon your passing, the Athens YMCA will receive the bequest you specified.  

Below are some examples of language you may wish to use in your will or trust.

Sample Bequest Language for an Unrestricted Gift

"I give The Young Men's Christian Association of Athens Georgia, a nonprofit corporation currently located at 915 Hawthorne Avenue, Athens, GA 30606 ______________ (written amount or percentage of the estate, or description of property) for its unrestricted charitable use and purpose."

Sample Bequest Language for a Particular Purpose

"I give The Young Men's Christian Association of Athens Georgia, a nonprofit corporation currently located at 915 Hawthorne Avenue, Athens, GA 30606 ______________ (written amount or percentage of the estate, or description of property). This gift should be used for ___________________ (state the purpose) if and so long as The Young Men's Christian Association of Athens Georgia (Athens YMCA) determines that the need exists. If the Athens YMCA shall determine at the outset or at a later time that the need does not exist, or no longer exists, or for some reason it is not possible (or prudent) to administer my gift as originally intended, then the Athens YMCA may, in its sole and uncontrolled discretion, direct the use of my bequest for a purpose as closely as possible to that stated above."