You can make the most lasting gift of all by remembering Slide Ranch with a bequest in your Will or Trust.
Bequests allow you to leave a specific amount, a percentage of your estate, or specific assets such as stock, real estate or personal property in your will or trust.
With a bequest,
you retain control of your assets during your lifetime
you are free to modify your bequest if your circumstances change, and
you may direct your gift to a specific purpose or for general use.
There is no upper limit on the estate tax deductions for charitable bequests. Your gift will benefit Slide Ranch tomorrow just as you intend it to today.
The most useful bequest is an unrestricted bequest for the general purposes of Slide Ranch.
Questions? Contact us at (415) 381-6155, or email us at development@slideranch.org for more information.
Sample language:
A percentage of the estate:
"I give and bequeath to Slide Ranch, a California nonprofit organization located at 2025 Shoreline Highway, Muir Beach, California 94956, all or _________% of my estate for its general purposes."
A residual bequest:
"All the rest, remainder, and residue of my estate, including real and personal property, I give and bequeath to Slide Ranch, a California nonprofit organization located at 2025 Shoreline Highway, Muir Beach, California 94956, for its general purposes."
A fixed amount of money or designated property:
“I give and bequeath to Slide Ranch, a California nonprofit organization located at 2025 Shoreline Highway, Muir Beach, California 94965, $_______(or describe the real or personal property) for its general purposes.”
A restricted bequest:
“I give and bequeath to Slide Ranch, a California nonprofit organization located at 2025 Shoreline Highway, Muir Beach, California 94956, [all or ____%] [all the rest, remainder and residue] of my estate for ________(name specific program or purpose).”