Sample Gift Language
As you complete your estate plan, please consider including Bethany Christian Services as a charitable beneficiary. More than 500 individuals nationwide have already done just that!
Listed below is language you may use to include Bethany in your estate plan:
Specific Bequest
I give, devise, and bequeath $_______ to Bethany* Christian Services, Inc., 901 Eastern Avenue NE, PO Box 294, Grand Rapids, MI 49501-0294, for its corporate uses and purposes.
Percentage of Estate
I give, devise, and bequeath _______% of my estate to Bethany* Christian Services, Inc., 901 Eastern Avenue NE, PO Box 294, Grand Rapids, MI 49501-0294, for its corporate uses and purposes.
Rest, Residue, and Remainder of Estate
All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, both real and personal, wherever situated, I give, devise, and bequeath to Bethany* Christian Services, Inc., 901 Eastern Avenue NE, PO Box 294, Grand Rapids, MI 49501-0294, for its corporate uses and purposes.
Specific Property
Please contact Bethany Christian Services Planned Giving Office about how to best accomplish your desire to give specific property.
Beneficiary Designation
Bethany Christian Services may be named as a beneficiary in your life insurance, IRA, or other retirement plans. Consult your qualified agent or representative concerning completing a beneficiary designation form.
*Your gifts can be designated to the Bethany Christian Services branch of your choice. In the language of your bequest, simply state: Bethany Christian Services of [location].