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Sample Wording for Bequests

Making a bequest is easy ...
  This page provides suggested wording for several types of bequests. Please review your plans with legal counsel and adapt the wording as necessary to conform to your wishes.
 
Sample wording


Unrestricted (Specific Gift)

I give to Pomona College, a California nonprofit corporation located at Claremont, California, the sum of $__________ (or property herein described), to be used for general educational purposes as the Board of Trustees, in its sole discretion, may deem advisable for the best interests of the College.

Unrestricted Memorial Fund (Residue)

I give to Pomona College, a California nonprofit corporation located at Claremont, California, the rest and residue of my estate, to be known and designated as "The ______________ Memorial Fund." The income therefrom shall be used for general educational purposes as the Board of Trustees, in its sole discretion, may deem advisable for the best interests of the College. The said Board of Trustees shall have the right to expend the whole or any part of the principal of said sum in the erection of a building or in connection with some definite project or purpose, provided there is thereby established a suitable memorial in the name of _______________.

Restricted Memorial Fund (Residue)

I give to Pomona College, a California nonprofit corporation located at Claremont, California, the rest and residue of my estate. The income therefrom shall be used for (description of primary purpose, such as student scholarships, an endowed professorship, maintenance of a laboratory or other purpose). If it is found that all or part of the income from this fund is no longer needed for the purpose stated, then such gift may be used for such other purposes as the Board of Trustees, in its sole discretion, may deem advisable for the best interests of the College, giving consideration to my special interest as evidenced by the purpose described above. This gift shall be known as "The _______________ Memorial Fund."

If a contribution to Pomona College will be restricted, we recommend that the intended provision be reviewed by College officials at the time the bequest provision is drafted to be certain that your wishes can be carried out.
 

Gifts of Retirement Assets
 

You may give the College the assets remaining in your qualified retirement plan upon your death. Retirement plans include IRAs, profit-sharing plans, 401(k) plans, Keogh plans, 403(b) accounts, SEPs and other plans. You need to designate the College on a beneficiary designation form that you can obtain from your plan administrator. The designation may be: "Pomona College, a California nonprofit corporation located at Claremont, California." Designate the percentage of the assets that you wish to give to the College.
 

Life-income Agreement
  You may make gifts to loved ones on your death through a charitable life-income agreement. Your beneficiaries will receive income for their lifetimes, and the College will receive the remaining funds upon their deaths. Gifts may be made through a charitable gift annuity or a life interest in a charitable remainder trust or a pooled income fund. Please call us to discuss which agreement you prefer. We will provide you with the language for the agreement to include in your will or revocable trust.

 
 
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