If you are considering making an outright bequest to Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit, we recommend the following language:

Bequest of a Specific Dollar Amount
I hereby give, devise and bequeath _________ ($DOLLARS) to Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit, a nonprofit organization located at 2661 Greenfield, Dearborn, MI 48120, Federal Tax ID #38-3171570, for Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit’s general use and purpose.

Bequest of Specific Personal Property
I hereby give, devise and bequeath _______________________ (DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY) to Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit, a nonprofit organization located at 2661 Greenfield, Dearborn, MI 48120, Federal Tax ID #38-3171570, for Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit’s general use and purpose.

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 Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit, a nonprofit organization located at 2661 Greenfield, Dearborn, MI 48120, Federal Tax ID #38-3171570, for Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit’s general use and purpose.

If you are considering making a bequest of a percentage of your estate to Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit, we recommend the following language:

I hereby give, devise and bequeath ____ percent (___%) of my total estate, determined as of the date of my death, to Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit, a nonprofit organization located at 2661 Greenfield, Dearborn, MI 48120, Federal Tax ID #38-3171570, for Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit’s general use and purpose.

I hereby give, devise and bequeath to Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit, a nonprofit organization located at 2661 Greenfield, Dearborn, MI 48120, Federal Tax ID #38-3171570, ALL OR A PERCENTAGE of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate to be used for Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit’s general use and purpose.

If (primary beneficiary) does not survive me, then I hereby give, devise and bequeath to Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit, a nonprofit organization located at 2661 Greenfield, Dearborn, MI 48120, Federal Tax ID #38-3171570, DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY to be used for Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit’s general use and purpose.

If you are considering a bequest but would like to ensure that your bequest will be used for a specific purpose, please let us know. We would be happy to work with you and your attorney to help you identify ways to give and meet your charitable objectives. We will also work with you and your attorney to craft language to accomplish your goals.

If you are making a restricted bequest, we recommend that your attorney include the following provision to give Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit flexibility should it no longer be possible for our organization to use your gift as you originally intended:

If, in the judgment of the Board of Directors of Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit, it shall become impossible for Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit to use this bequest to accomplish the specific purposes of this bequest, Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit may use the income and principal of this gift for such purpose or purposes as the Board determines is most closely related to the restricted purpose of my bequest.