Is there a charity or cause you would
like to benefit using a gift in your will?
We can help you in just three easy steps:
1. In your will, tell us how you wish the You can find specific examples at
money in your fund to be used. Is there www.hamptonroadscf.org. But, here’s
a certain charity you’d like to benefit, or a sample of what your will might say:
a specific cause, or are you leaving an
“unrestricted” gift that can help meet any I give, devise, and bequeath [here you’d
community problem? insert a dollar amount, a percentage or the rest
and residue of your estate] to the Hampton
2. In your will, tell us what you’d like to call Roads Community Foundation (the
your fund. Remember: you’re creating a “Foundation”), a Virginia nonprofit
permanent legacy in that name. A hundred corporation, authorized by its charter
years from now, your fund will still be making and bylaws to accept, hold and
gifts in whatever name you choose: a family administer charitable funds.
name, the name of a dear friend, a favorite
teacher, or anyone you wish to honor. Some This gift should be used to establish an
donors set up multiple funds to honor a unrestricted fund [or other type: see next
variety of people. Of course, you can also set page]. This will be a component fund of the
up an anonymous fund if you prefer. Hampton Roads Community Foundation.
3. In your will, put aside at least $25,000 The Fund shall be named
to endow each fund you wish to name. The ______________________ Fund.
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