If you are interested in providing for Foss Waterway Seaport in your will or living trust, the following language may help you and your attorney when drawing up a bequest to meet your needs.
If your intention is to leave a gift of cash, securities, or other property to Foss Waterway Seaport to be used for its general purposes, you may use the following:
I give, devise, and bequeath to the Foss Waterway Seaport, a nonprofit corporation organized and existing in accord with the laws of the State of Washington, with its principal office located at 705 Dock Street, Tacoma, WA 98402, the following remainder percentage __________ of my estate to be used for its general purposes. The federal tax ID number is 91-1741794.
If your intention is to make a specific gift to Foss Waterway Seaport, you may use the following:
"l, give, devise and bequeath to Foss Waterway Seaport, a nonprofit corporation organized and existing in accord with the laws of the State of Washington, with its principal office located at 705 Dock Street, Tacoma, WA 98402 the specific sum $_________or specific percentage of _____% for its general purposes." The federal tax ID number is 91-1741794.
You may also make this specific gift for a dedicated purpose of program. Simply modify the specific gift language to identify the specific program you wish to support, e.g., the marine education program, boat shop, operations, exhibits, etc.
If your intention is to make a contingency bequest to Foss Waterway Seaport, you may use the following:
If you wish to make a contingency gift so that Foss Waterway Seaport will receive a portion of your estate if your named beneficiary does not survive you:
"If any of the beneficiaries named in this will should die before becoming entitled to receive their distributive share of my estate, I direct my personal representative or trustee to pay or transfer the share the beneficiary would otherwise be entitled to Foss Waterway Seaport a nonprofit corporation organized and existing in accord with the laws of the State of Washington, with its principal office located at 705 Dock Street, Tacoma, WA 98402, for its unrestricted use and purposes." The federal tax ID number is 91-1741794.
For more information or if you have questions feel free to contact Jody Matthews at Foss Waterway Seaport 253.272.2750 x 109 or email jody.matthews@fosswaterwayseaport.org.