The following is intended to help you draft a bequest that meets your intentions. If you wish to support a particular program, we ask that you contact our office. Our legal name should appear as:

Legal name: Farm Sanctuary, Inc., Federal Tax ID number: 51-0292919

We suggest the following wording:

General Bequest of a stated sum of money or portion of the estate:

  "I give, devise, and bequeath to Farm Sanctuary, Inc., 3100 Aikens Road, Watkins Glen, NY 14891, Federal Tax Identification Number 51-0292919, ($___________) or (__________% of the estate).”

Specific Bequest of a certain asset from your estate:

  "I give, devise, and bequeath to Farm Sanctuary, Inc., 3100 Aikens Road, Watkins Glen, NY 14891, Federal Tax Identification Number 51-0292919, (insert here a description of the particular property)."

Residuary Bequest, after other bequests and expenses have been paid:

  "I give, devise, and bequeath to Farm Sanctuary, Inc., 3100 Aikens Road, Watkins Glen, NY 14891, Federal Tax Identification Number 51-0292919, (all) (a portion) of the rest of my estate.”

Contingent Bequest if you are not survived by certain individuals:

   “If_____________ survives me, I give, devise, and bequeath _________ (insert here the exact dollar amount, description of property, or percentage of residual estate) to ____________. If ___________ does not survive me, then I give, devise, and bequeath___________ (insert here the exact dollar amount, description of property, or percentage of residual estate), to Farm Sanctuary, Inc., 3100 Aikens Road, Watkins Glen, NY 14891, Federal Tax Identification Number 51-0292919.”