I give, devise and bequeath

Including a charitable gift to Right to Life of Michigan in your will or trust is very easy to do. Often times the RLM Office of Gift Planning receives phone calls from either the donor or their attorney requesting the proper language and organizational address to include in the document. Always pleased to be of assistance, the informational flyer “How to Make a Gift in Your Will or Trust” can be either mailed, faxed or emailed.

If you’re considering a charitable gift through your will or trust, you might be wondering where RLM has the greatest need of financial support. Is it Right to Life of Michigan, or Right to Life of Michigan Educational Fund, or Right to Life of Michigan Educational Endowment Fund? All three are excellent choices, but ultimately the decision is yours. Listed below are a couple of things to think about in making your decision. Also listed is the specific language, from our informational flyer, to share with your attorney once your decision to plan a gift is made:

1. If tax-deductibility is not an important issue for the donor, then the most flexible gift to the organization is to Right to Life of Michigan, a 501 (c)(4) non-profit . RLM is able to donate to both the RLM Educational Fund and the RLM Educational Endowment Fund as needed. To make a gift to Right to Life of Michigan, ask your attorney to include the following paragraph in your will or trust:

I give, devise, and bequeath to Right to Life of Michigan, a non-profit corporation, with its principal offices located at 2340 Porter St. S.W., P.O. Box 901, Grand Rapids, MI 49509, the sum of $ ________ or _________% of the estate, or a description of the gift (_______________).

2. If tax-deductibility is an important consideration for the donor, then the most flexible gift to the organization is to the Right to Life of Michigan Educational Fund, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit. The RLM Educational Fund can make donations to the RLM Educational Endowment Fund as needed. To make a gift to the Right to Life of Michigan Educational Fund, ask your attorney to include the following paragraph in your will or trust:

I give, devise, and bequeath to the Right to Life of Michigan Educational Fund, an educational trust, with its principal offices located at 2340 Porter St. S.W., P.O. Box 901, Grand Rapids, MI 49509, the sum of $_______ or ______% of the estate, or a description of the gift (_____________________).

3. Once again, if tax-deductibility is an important consideration for the donor, and the goal is to invest the gift for the future, then the donor may wish to consider a gift to the Right to Life of Michigan Educational Endowment Fund, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit. The Endowment Fund never spends the corpus of the gift, instead it is invested, creates interest, and only the interest can be used to fund educational projects. To make a gift to the Right to Life of Michigan Educational Endowment Fund, ask your attorney to include the following paragraph in your will or trust:

I give, devise, and bequeath to the Right to Life of Michigan Educational Endowment Fund, an educational trust, with its principal offices located at 2340 Porter St. S.W., P.O. Box 901, Grand Rapids, MI 49509, the sum of $ _______ or ______% of the estate, or a description of the gift (____________________).

Why is it important to have the correct bequest language in a will or trust? So you, the donor, can feel confident that your gift will be distributed according to your wishes, with the correct dollar amount or percentage of the estate, as well as the correct charitable organization(s). The RLM Office of Gift Planning, located in the RLM Oakland County Office (Farmington Hills), is just a phone call away.

Let us be of help to you and your professional advisor. Please call Kathy Crombie, Director of Gift Planning at (248) 553-8800

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