How do I include a gift in my will?
Getting started is easier than you think.
Do you wish to help a single mother who has just given birth finish her education and secure long-term housing? Or help provide job-training to a woman with three children who has recently immigrated to Canada?
By adding some simple language in your will and estate plan, you have the power to change the direction of someone’s life for the better. Your legacy gift to YWCA Metro Vancouver* can help make it happen.
Below you will find some suggested bequest wording for your will, which you can bring to your legal advisor. However you choose to set up your legacy gift, be assured: your gift will be used as intended and have a lasting impact.
“I give the sum of $_______ (or description of property or assets) to Young Women’s Christian Association, located in Vancouver (the “YWCA”), charitable registration number 108 227 943 RR0001, of 535 Hornby Street, Vancouver for its charitable purposes.”
Share of Residue:
“I give to Young Women’s Christian Association, located in Vancouver (the “YWCA”), charitable registration number 108 227 943 RR0001, of 535 Hornby Street, Vancouver ____percent of the residue of my Estate for its charitable purposes.”
“I give the sum of $_______ (or description of property or assets) to Young Women’s Christian Association, located in Vancouver (the “YWCA”), charitable registration number 108 227 943 RR0001, of 535 Hornby Street, Vancouver for (insert intended purpose).
If unforeseen circumstances make the specified use of my gift no longer practical or desirable, the YWCA is hereby authorized to make any changes to the use that it considers desirable; any such changes to be in keeping as far as possible with the spirit and general intent of my gift.”
I give the sum of $ [amount] (the “Donation Amount”) to Young Women’s Christian Association, located in Vancouver (the “YWCA”), charitable registration number 108 227 943 RR0001, of 535 Hornby Street, Vancouver, for its charitable purposes as follows:
(a) select from publicly traded securities that I own, if any, at the date of my death, securities (the “Gift Shares”) that collectively have a total fair market value as of the date of my death of not more than Donation Amount and transfer the Gift Shares to the YWCA;
(b) if the value of the Gift Shares is less than the Donation Amount, pay the YWCA an amount equal to the difference between the Donation Amount and the value of the Gift Shares.
We know that bequests are deeply personal matters and we want you to feel confident in your estate plans. The easiest way to include a gift in your will is to get professional help. We encourage you to visit a lawyer or notary before finalizing your will.
Once you have completed your will and estate plan and you have left a gift to YWCA Metro Vancouver*, please let us know through our Legacy Circle Information Form. You will automatically become a member of our Legacy Circle.
CHANGING LIVES FOR 125 YEARS
For 125 years, YWCA Metro Vancouver has been supporting women and families as they pursue their dreams and goals.
*When making your legacy gift, please identify the YWCA by its legal name:
Young Women’s Christian Association (located in Vancouver)
Our address: 535 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC, V6C 2E8
Charitable Registration: 108 227 943 RR0001