Guardian Angel Settlement Association

BEQUEST IN YOUR WILL

Your bequest to Guardian Angel can be a:

Specified amount of cash, an investment fund or piece of property
Percentage of the entire estate or percentage of a specified investment
Contingent designation taking effect only if your other beneficiaries fail to survive you

How to Include Us in Your Will
Being generous in one's Will or Trust is a way to continue one's values beyond one's lifetime. For many individuals or couples, this helps them achieve their dream of making a "gift of a lifetime."

Bequests work particularly well for those who have the desire to support Guardian Angel but might not have the cash or assets to do so now. It is very easy to include a bequest to Guardian Angel directly in your Will/Trust or in a codicil to your Will/Trust.

Larger bequests can establish an endowment in which the principal can be sustained while the derived income is used for specific and significant purposes. Through an endowment you can memorialize a family member and/or yourself in perpetuity . If you are thinking of establishing such a gift, please contact us for appropriate verbiage.

Turn Your Good Intentions Into Action
To expedite your good intentions, here is a recommended clause for making an outright unrestricted bequest to Guardian Angel Settlement:

Guardian Angel Settlement Association, a Missouri not-for-profit Corporation, is to receive the sum of (indicate specific amount, percentage or "rest and residue" of the estate). This bequest is unrestricted, and the Board of Governors or other governing body may use and expend the same for the benefit of Guardian Angel Settlement Association, in any manner it deems appropriate. The preceding clause, of course, is only a suggested example. Always consult your attorney for specific legal advice.

Should you wish to make a bequest to Guardian Angel Settlement Association that is restricted to a specific purpose, such as an endowment, program or service area, please contact us for examples of appropriate wording.

To avoid legal challenges and guarantee Guardian Angel receives your bequest, please be sure to use the following language for all planned gifts.

Guardian Angel Settlement Association
1401 LaSalle Ln.
St. Louis, MO 63104

For more information about estate planning or to request a copy of The Messenger , our publication for financial supporters, contact Kristen Williamson, Director of Development, at (314) 231-3188 x16.

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