Bequest Language
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 in your will or living trust, 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.
Our federal tax ID number is: 23-7222333
Below is suggested language to use when drafting your bequest.
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For an unrestricted gift that allows Trust for Public Land to determine how to use the funds based on the most pressing needs, use the following language for your will and/or trust:
"I give to The Trust for Public Land, a nonprofit corporation currently located at 23 Geary Street, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA, 94108, or its successor thereto, _________ [written amount or percentage of the estate or description of property] for its unrestricted charitable use and purpose."
If you would like to designate your provision for Trust for Public Land to use for a specific purpose and/or geography, please contact us so we can best understand your philanthropic intent and provide tailored language for your will and/or trust.
If you have named Trust for Public Land in your will or trust, please let us know so we can ensure that your gift is used according to your wishes. Notifying us of your plans will enable us to plan for the use of your future gift. However, if you prefer to remain anonymous, we will keep your name and gift in strict confidence.
Please contact Office of Planned Giving at 202-856-3748 or plannedgiving@tpl.org for more information.
Information contained herein was accurate at the time of posting. The information on this website is not intended as legal or tax advice. For such advice, please consult an attorney or tax advisor. Figures cited in any examples are for illustrative purposes only. References to tax rates include federal taxes only and are subject to change. State law may further impact your individual results. California residents: Annuities are subject to regulation by the State of California. Payments under such agreements, however, are not protected or otherwise guaranteed by any government agency or the California Life and Health Insurance Guarantee Association. Oklahoma residents: A charitable gift annuity is not regulated by the Oklahoma Insurance Department and is not protected by a guaranty association affiliated with the Oklahoma Insurance Department. South Dakota residents: Charitable gift annuities are not regulated by and are not under the jurisdiction of the South Dakota Division of Insurance.