Bequest Language

Printable Bequest Language

We encourage you to share the language below with your advisor for inclusion in your last will and testament, living trust, or another testamentary vehicle. Please do not hesitate to contact us at 212.895.7944 or cpp@acwis.org for more information about gift purposes, naming opportunities, fund designations, or any other questions.

Suggested Language for Remembering the American Committee in Your Estate

Legal Designation for Remembering Weizmann:

American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science, Inc., a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York, with offices presently at 633 Third Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, New York 10017.

Tax ID Number: 13-1623886.

Unrestricted Bequest: I give, devise, and bequeath [property, percentage, dollar amount] to the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science, Inc., a nonprofit corporation (tax id number 13-1623886) organized under the laws of the State of New York, with offices presently at 633 3rd Ave, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10017.

Bequest for a Specific Purpose or Project: I give, devise, and bequeath [property, percentage, dollar amount] to the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science, Inc., a nonprofit corporation (tax id number 13-1623886) organized under the laws of the State of New York, with offices presently at 633 3rd Ave, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10017, to be used with a preference for______ (research, scholarships, new scientists, professorial chair, science literacy, science for the benefit of humanity general fund, etc.).

Please Note: All gifts are governed by the American Committee’s Gift Acceptance Policy and the New York Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act. In the case of a naming opportunity that has not been previously agreed upon, estate gifts shall be used to establish the highest naming opportunity available, based on the size of gift when the estate is probated.