BEQUESTS

Bequests allow you to leave a specific amount, a percentage of your estate, or specific assets such as stock, real estate or personal property in your will or trust. 

With a bequest,  

• you retain control of your assets during your lifetime

• you are free to modify your bequest if your circumstances change, and

• you may direct your gift to a specific purpose or for general use.

There is no upper limit on the estate tax deductions for charitable bequests. Your gift will benefit Slide Ranch tomorrow just as you intend it to today.

The most useful bequest is an unrestricted bequest for the general purposes of the Chitresh Das Institute.

Questions? Contact us at (415) 342-5691, or email us at celine@chitreshdasinstitute.org for more information.

Sample language: 

A percentage of the estate:
"I give and bequeath to the Chitresh Das Institute, a California nonprofit organization located at 16 Havelock Street, San Francisco, California 94112, all or  _________% of my estate for its general purposes."

A residual bequest:
"All the rest, remainder, and residue of my estate, including real and personal property, I give and bequeath to the Chitresh Das Institute, a California nonprofit organization located at 16 Havelock Street, San Francisco, California 94112, for its general purposes."

A fixed amount of money or designated property:
“I give and bequeath to the Chitresh Das Institute, a California nonprofit organization located at 16 Havelock Street, San Francisco, California 94112, $_______(or describe the real or personal property) for its general purposes.”

A restricted bequest:
“I give and bequeath to the Chitresh Das Institute, a California nonprofit organization located at 16 Havelock Street, San Francisco, California 94112, [all or ____%] [all the rest, remainder and residue] of my estate for ________(name specific program or purpose).”