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: 55-6011111

Below is suggested language to use when drafting your bequest.

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Sample Language

For an unrestricted gift that allows the Marshall University Foundation to determine how to use the funds based on the most pressing needs, use the following language for your will and/or trust:

"I give to The Marshall University Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit corporation currently located at 519 John Marshall Dr., Huntington, WV 25703, or its successor thereto, _________ [written amount or percentage of the estate or description of property] for its unrestricted charitable use and purpose."

To designate your provision for a particular purpose:

"I give to The Marshall University Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit corporation currently located at 519 John Marshall Dr., Huntington, WV 25703, or its successor thereto, _________ [written amount or percentage of the estate or description of property]. This gift should be used for (state purpose) if and so long as The Marshall University Foundation, Inc. determines that the need exists. Should the purpose for this fund no longer exist at Marshall University, or changes in the law impact the tax-exempt status of the Foundation, the Board of Directors of the Foundation may designate a purpose most consistent with the original intent of the donor."

If you have named the Marshall University Foundation in your will or trust, please let us know so we can ensure that your gift is used according to your wishes. Notifying us of your plans will enable us to plan for the use of your future gift. However, if you prefer to remain anonymous, we will keep your name and gift in strict confidence.

Please contact R. Scott Anderson at 304-696-3388 or rscott.anderson@marshall.edu for more information.