A Bequest is a gift made through a will or a living trust. It’s the most popular planned gift, the easiest to make, and costs nothing during a donor’s lifetime. A Bequest can be included in a new will or added to an existing will or living trust through a simple amendment— often without the expense of hiring a lawyer. A Bequest is usually a set dollar amount or percentage of an estate that goes to the United Methodist City Society after the donor’s death.
Including a gift to UMCS in your will is easy. Provide your attorney or include our official name and tax identification number in your document and your specific intentions. Suggested language is below:
“I give to the United Methodist City Society, a New York nonprofit corporation, or its successor, that is recognized as exempt from tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and whose Tax. ID number is 13-5562419, with its principal offices at 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, the sum of $_________ for its general purposes.”
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“I give to the United Methodist City Society, a New York nonprofit corporation, or its successor, that is recognized as exempt from tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and whose Tax. ID number is 13-5562419, with its principal offices at 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, [all (or _____ percent)] of my residuary estate for its general purposes.”
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Disclaimer: A copy of our most recently filed financial report is available from the Charities Registry on the New York State Attorney General’s website at www.charitiesnys.com or, upon request, by contacting the Charities Bureau, 28 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10005, or us upon request, by contacting us at 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1922, New York, NY 10115 or by calling (212) 870-3084. You may obtain information on charitable organizations from the New York State Office of the Attorney General by calling (212) 416-8401.