Sample Legacy Gift Language
If you would like to leave a gift to the Foundation Fighting Blindness in your will or trust, the following language will be helpful for your attorney:
Percentage
“I give, devise and bequeath to The Foundation Fighting Blindness (tax identification number 23-7135845), a charitable corporation organized under Maryland law now maintaining its headquarters at 6925 Oakland Mills Road, #701, Columbia, MD 21045, ____% of the rest and residue of my estate.”
Entire Residue
“I give, devise and bequeath to The Foundation Fighting Blindness (tax identification number 23-7135845), a charitable corporation organized under Maryland law now maintaining its headquarters at 6925 Oakland Mills Road, #701, Columbia, MD 21045, the rest and residue of my estate.”
Specific Dollar Bequest
"I give, devise and bequeath to The Foundation Fighting Blindness (tax identification number 23-7135845), a charitable corporation organized under Maryland law now maintaining its headquarters at 6925 Oakland Mills Road, #701, Columbia, MD 21045, the sum of $____.”
Sample for Beneficiary-Designated Accounts
To include the Foundation Fighting Blindness as beneficiary of any type of beneficiary-designated accounts, please use the following information:
List a percentage or specific dollar amount) to the Foundation Fighting Blindness at 6925 Oakland Mills Road, #701, Columbia, MD 21045
Tax ID number 23-7135845
Codicil
If you already have a will and only want to make a minor change, like including a legacy gift to the Foundation, most States allow this to be done by the use of a codicil to the will instead of preparing a completely new will. Please consult your attorney or other appropriate advisor to see if a codicil is an option for you.
We Are Here To Help
Foundation Staff Contact
Darcy Meadows
Sr. Director, Legacy Giving
+1 (443) 631-0570
dmeadows[at]fightingblindness.org
Foundation Staff Contact
Chris Stetkiewicz
Development Associate, Planned Giving
+1 (984) 263-5551
cstetkiewicz[at]fightingblindness.org
