Making a Bequest to Interfaith Neighbors
Bequests, both large and small, are important to Interfaith Neighbors. They will provide money for the future to insure that our programs will be able to continue. Bequests are made through your will.

Your Legacy
You need a will to direct how your property will be used and distributed after your lifetime. A bequest is the most popular form of planned giving. It does not reduce your current income, yet enables you to provide substantial future support for a cause that is important to you. A gift to Interfaith Neighbors through your will has several advantages:

• Charitable gifts made through your will are deductible for estate tax purposes.
• A charitable bequest may place your estate in a lower tax bracket.
• You may direct your bequest to Interfaith Neighbors for its general purposes or to a specific program.

How to word your bequest
You may provide for Interfaith Neighbors by making a new will, modifying your present will (by adding a codicil), or by including Interfaith Neighbors in your revocable trust. To bequeath money or property to Interfaith Neighbors you and your attorney may find the following language helpful:

“I give, devise, and bequeath to Interfaith Neighbors, a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt organization, federal tax number for its general purposes, all (or specify a fraction or percentage of estate) of the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate, both real and personal.”

Or,

“I give, devise, and bequeath to Interfaith Neighbors, Inc., a 501 ( c) (3) tax exempt organization, Federal Tax Number___________(insert #), the sum of $________ (or a description of the real property, securities, or valued asset) to be used for general purposes.”

Your will should be drafted by your own attorney. Interfaith Neighbors will be pleased to consult in confidence with you and your legal adviser about the phrasing of any specific bequest you may have in mind.