Planned Giving Donations
Planned giving, also known as gift planning or legacy giving, are donations made through estate planning. These include bequests through your will, gifts that provide income to others for life, gifts of life insurance, charitable lead trusts, gifts of stock or equities, or gifts of retirement plans. A.R.F.-Animal Rescue Foundation appreciates all gifts in any amount. As an all-volunteer organization, more of your planned giving gift is used directly for animal care and less for organization overhead.
You may designate that a bequest be used for the general purposes of A.R.F.-Animal Rescue Foundation, or go to support a specific program. Funds can be set up as restricted or unrestricted.
A.R.F.-Animal Rescue Foundation recommends that you contact your financial adviser or attorney and ask for additional information on how you can set up a planned gift to benefit our organization. A.R.F. is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization and your donations may be tax deductible to the full extent of the law. Consult with your tax adviser for more information. Federal Tax ID 36-4236669.
Sample Bequest Language
Below is basic bequest language that can be included in wills or estate plans. Contact your financial adviser or attorney for more information.
Percentage Bequest
“I give, devise and bequeath to A.R.F.-Animal Rescue Foundation (tax identification number 36-4236669), a charitable corporation organized under Illinois law, maintaining its headquarters at 531 W. Roosevelt Road, Wheaton, Illinois 60187, ______% of the rest and residue of my estate.”
Residuary Bequest
“I give, devise and bequeath to A.R.F.-Animal Rescue Foundation (tax identification number 36-4236669), a charitable corporation organized under Illinois law, maintaining its headquarters at 531 W. Roosevelt Road, Wheaton, Illinois 60187, the rest and residue of my estate.”
Bequest for a Specific Amount
“I give and bequeath to A.R.F.-Animal Rescue Foundation (tax identification number 36-4236669), a charitable corporation organized under Illinois law, maintaining its headquarters at 531 W. Roosevelt Road, Wheaton, Illinois 60187, the sum of $_______.”
Contingent Bequest
“In the event that (name or names; i.e., spouse, children, sibling, heirs) shall not survive me, or shall die during the administration of my estate, within ____ days from the date of my death, or as a result of a common disaster, then I give, devise and bequeath those beneficiaries’ shares of my estate to A.R.F.-Animal Rescue Foundation, (tax identification number 36-4236669), a charitable corporation organized under Illinois law, maintaining its headquarters at 531 W. Roosevelt Road, Wheaton, Illinois 60187.”