Legacy Resources

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.”

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Entire Residue

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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 $____.”

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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.