Gift Planning
Will Your Gift Be Restricted?
Will Your Gift Be Restricted?
Learn More About Planned Gifts with Mass Audubon
If you’re interested in supporting Mass Audubon through a charitable gift and want to get started with facts, benefits, and next steps, we’re ready to help. These downloadable resources outline the process of supporting the nature of Massachusetts through a variety of planned gift options. We look forward to hearing from you!
Gifts to Mass Audubon under a will may be given for unrestricted use, used to support a particular program, or added to endowment.
In balancing the wish of the donor to benefit a special purpose with our ever-changing financial needs, advisors recommend that restrictions be described as broadly as possible, avoiding detailed limitations. The more limited the restrictions of such a bequest, the more important it is to add a provision such as the following:
In the event that such use should prove to be impossible, impracticable, or undesirable for any reason as their governing body may determine, in their sole discretion, they shall then provide for alternative uses of the fund in a manner consistent with and reflecting the spirit of the original gift.
Please let us help you with your sample gift language to Mass Audubon. We will assist you or your attorney with bequest language that works best for you and us, and can also clarify and advise you in regard to your interest in benefiting specific aspects of our work.
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