Bequest Language

Planning for the future and creating the legacy you wish to leave is one of the most effective ways to ensure a lasting impact. Making a gift in your will or living trust, known as a bequest, can guarantee that your legacy endures. Your gift may be a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate or the remainder after all other provisions are specified.

Our federal tax ID number is: 82-0200748

Below is suggested language to use when drafting your bequest.

Options and Suggested Language for Your Attorney to Use in Your Will or Trust

You may leave an unrestricted bequest of cash (a specific dollar amount), property, or a portion or the entire residue of your estate. The following language illustrates these options.

Bequest – Cash

I give, devise and bequeath to The Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise, an Idaho nonprofit corporation, for the use and benefit of (Parish/School Name, City) in Idaho in the sum of $ ________________ to be used at the discretion of the pastor/parish/bishop, or to be used for (state the purpose) ____________________________________________________________.

Bequest – Property

I give, devise and bequeath to The Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise, an Idaho nonprofit corporation, for the use and benefit of (Parish/School Name, City) in Idaho (describe property) ____________________________________________________________________ _________________________________to be used at the discretion of the pastor/parish/bishop, or to be used for (state the purpose) __________________________________________________________.

Bequest – Complete Residue of Estate

I give, devise and bequeath to The Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise, an Idaho nonprofit corporation, for the use and benefit of (Parish/School Name, City) in Idaho all the remainder and residue of my estate to be used at the discretion of the pastor/parish/bishop, or to be used for (state the purpose) __________________________________________________________.

Bequest – A Portion of the Residue of the Estate

I give, devise and bequeath to The Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise, an Idaho nonprofit corporation, for the use and benefit of (Parish/School Name, City) in Idaho _______ % of the remainder and residue of my estate to be used at the discretion of the pastor/parish/bishop, or to be used for (state the purpose) ____________________________________.