Bequests

There are a number of ways you can make a planned gift to GCC. You can leave a specific bequest with a gift of a specific asset such as real estate a specific dollar amount. For example, you may wish to leave your home or $10,000 to Grand Canyon Conservancy. Another kind of specific bequest involves leaving a specific percentage of your overall estate to charity. For example, you may wish to leave 10% of your estate to Grand Canyon Conservancy.

Another kind of bequest is called a residual bequest which comes from the balance of an estate after the will or trust has given away each of the specific bequests. For example, you may wish to leave 30% of the residue of your estate to Grand Canyon Conservancy. 

Bequests may be made for a general or specific purpose, but should you wish to apply your bequest to a specific purpose, please contact Lynn Donahue to discuss your wishes. All bequests are exempt from federal estate taxes. If you have a taxable estate, the estate tax charitable deduction may offset or eliminate estate taxes resulting in a larger inheritance for your heirs.

A bequest is one of the easiest gifts to make. With the help of FreeWill and/or an attorney, you can include language in your will or trust specifying a gift to be made to family, friends, or Grand Canyon Conservancy as part of your estate plan, or you can make a bequest using a beneficiary designation form.

• Include a bequest to Grand Canyon Conservancy in your will or revocable trust
• Designate Grand Canyon Conservancy as a full, partial or contingent beneficiary of your retirement account (IRA, 401(k), 403(b) or pension)
• Name Grand Canyon Conservancy as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy

• Percentage bequest- make a gift of a percentage of your estate
• Specific bequest- make a gift of a specific dollar amount or a specific asset
• Residual bequest- make a gift from the balance or residue of your estate

In order to make a planned gift, you should speak with your attorney who can help you include a bequest to Grand Canyon Conservancy in your estate plan. We have provided some basic language to assist you and your attorney.

1. Bequest of a specific dollar amount

"I hereby give, devise and bequeath [$Dollars] to Grand Canyon Conservancy, a non-profit organization located at P.O. Box 399, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023, Federal Tax ID: 86-0179548, for Grand Canyon Conservancy's general use and purpose."

2. Bequest of specific personal property

"I hereby give, devise and bequeath [Description of Property] to Grand Canyon Conservancy, a non-profit organization located at P.O. Box 399, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023, Federal Tax ID: 86-0179548, for Grand Canyon Conservancy's general use and purposes."

3. Bequest of specific real estate

"I hereby give, devise, and bequeath all of the right, title, and interest in and to the real estate located at [Address or Description of Property] to Grand Canyon Conservancy, a non-profit organization located at P.O. Box 399, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023, Federal Tax ID: 86-0179548, for Grand Canyon Conservancy's general use and purposes."

4. Bequest of a percentage of an estate

"I hereby give, devise and bequeath [Percentage of Your Estate] to Grand Canyon Conservancy, a non-profit organization located at P.O. Box 399, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023, Federal Tax ID: 86-0179548, for Grand Canyon Conservancy's general use and purpose."

Please contact us if you have any questions about how to make a bequest to Grand Canyon Conservancy or to request any additional information that might be helpful to you and your attorney as you consider making a bequest to us.

Lynn Donahue
Philanthropy Officer
Office: 928-556-5298
Cell: 602-697-8147
Ldonahue@grandcanyon.org

Thank you for considering being part of the Bright Angel Circle and helping to advance our mission to inspire people to protect and enhance Grand Canyon National Park for present and future generations.

If you have already included Grand Canyon Conservancy in your legacy plans, please take a moment to let us know by completing our intention form here.