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 bequest may be:

• Specific dollar amount;
• Percentage of your estate;
• Greater of a specific dollar or a percentage, or
• Remainder after all other provisions are specified.

The sample language below for unrestricted and specific purpose bequests anticipates the use of the “greater of” provision.

Villanova University in the State of Pennsylvania’s federal tax ID number is: 23-1352688

Sample Language

Unrestricted bequest (allows or affords Villanova University the flexibility in using funds to meet its most crucial needs):

I direct the greater of ____% or $_____ to be distributed to Villanova University in the State of Pennsylvania, a nonprofit corporation in the State of Pennsylvania (EIN 23-1352688) to be used for its unrestricted charitable use and purpose.

Specific purpose bequest:

I direct the greater of ____% or $_____ to be distributed to Villanova University in the State of Pennsylvania, a nonprofit corporation in the State of Pennsylvania (EIN 23-1352688) to be used according to my most recent gift agreement on file with Villanova University in the State of Pennsylvania.

If you have included a bequest for Villanova University in your will or trust, please let us know so we can ensure your gift is used according to your wishes. The Office of Gift and Estate Planning regularly works on creating gift agreements and other required documentation with alumni and friends in conjunction with the sample bequest language above. By notifying us of your generosity you will enable us to plan for the use of your future gift.

We understand many supporters wish to remain publicly anonymous; we will always keep your name and gift in strict confidence.

Please contact Tim McKinley at 215-240-0812 or timothy.mckinley@villanova.edu for more information.