Bequests

Wounded Nature, Working Veterans, boaters, non-Veterans, Non-Profit, Opportunity, Environment, Environmental Difference, Genesis, Education, Missions, Oil Spill, Marine, Investigate, Fix, Research, Rescue, Birds, Sea Turtles, Sea Mammals, Plastics, Beach, East, Coast, Boat, Carolina, Coastal, Seafood, Decline, America, Critical, Wildlife, Wildlife Habitat, Habitat, Pollution, Trash, Debris, Clean, Cleaned, Donations, Memberships, Sponsorships, Donate, Grants, Fund, Funds, Charleston, South CarolinaOne of the simplest ways to make a gift to Wounded Nature–Working Veterans is through a provision in your will or living trust. A bequest is a gift of any amount or form made outright to Wounded Nature–Working Veterans. Charitable bequests may be designed when a new will is executed, or added to an existing will through a codicil.

One of the simplest ways to make a gift to Wounded Nature–Working Veterans is through your will. Bequests can be made in the form of a specific gift of cash or property, or as a percentage of an estate. Your bequest might fall into one of the following categories:

Specific Bequest: You can name Wounded Nature–Working Veterans as a direct beneficiary of a specific amount of money or a specific percentage of your estate.

Specific Bequest Language: “I give, devise, and bequeath to Wounded Nature–Working Veterans, a nonprofit corporation located in Charleston, South Carolina, the sum of $            (or          percent) of my estate; or the property described herein for its general purposes.”

Residuary Bequest: You can provide that Wounded Nature–Working Veterans receive all or a portion of the remainder of your estate once all bequests and other estate obligations have been satisfied.

Residuary Bequest Language: “All the rest, residue, and remainder of my property, both real and personal, and wheresoever situated, I give, devise, and bequeath to Wounded Nature–Working Veterans, a nonprofit corporation located in Charleston, South Carolina, for its general purposes.”

Contingent Bequest: You can name Wounded Nature–Working Veterans as the contingent beneficiary to receive assets in case your named individual beneficiaries do not survive you.

Please let us know if you are planning to make Wounded Nature–Working Veterans one of your beneficiaries. You may specify a purpose for your gift, but in that case, you should consult with Rudy Socha. We will work with you and your advisers to make sure the bequest is planned and administered properly.

**The information on our Web site is not intended as financial or legal advice. Please consult your qualified advisers as you consider philanthropic gifts.