A Visionary Pursuit:
Leaving a Legacy
Some simple planning can have a lasting impact on the patients and families who rely on HopeHealth’s specialized care in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Learn how to add HopeHealth to your will or estate plan today!
Bequest Language
The following is intended to help you and your attorney in drafting a bequest that satisfies your philanthropic goals. As you consult with your attorney on the selection of appropriate wording to reflect your own goals and intentions regarding HopeHealth, be sure our organization’s correct legal name appears in all final documents as:
“HopeHealth, 1085 North Main St., Providence, RI 02904, a Rhode Island nonprofit corporation, or its successor, Federal Tax Identification Number: 51-0192422.”
General Bequest of a stated sum of money or percentage of your estate may be worded:
“I give to HopeHealth, 1085 North Main St., Providence, RI 02904, a Rhode Island nonprofit corporation, or its successor, Federal Tax Identification Number 51-0192422 [insert here the exact dollar amount or percentage of your estate].”
Specific Bequest of a certain asset* from your estate may be worded:
“I give to HopeHealth, 1085 North Main St., Providence, RI 02904, a Rhode Island nonprofit corporation, or its successor, Federal Tax Identification Number 51-0192422, [insert here a description of the particular property].”
*HopeHealth has Gift Acceptance Policies that govern the type of property that the organization can accept. Please contact Philanthropy Department staff for further information.
Residuary Bequest, after other bequests and expenses have been distributed, may be worded:
“I give to HopeHealth, 1085 North Main St., Providence, RI 02904, a Rhode Island nonprofit corporation, or its successor, Federal Tax Identification Number 51-0192422, all [or a portion] of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate.”
Contingent Bequest if the person making the will is not survived by certain individuals:
“If [name/s of primary beneficiary/ies] do/es not survive me, or shall die within ninety (90) days from the date of my death, or as a result of a common disaster, then I give to HopeHealth, 1085 North Main St., Providence, RI 02904, a Rhode Island nonprofit corporation, or its successor, Federal Tax Identification Number 51-0192422, [insert here the exact dollar amount, description of property, or percentage of residual estate].”