How to Include KHS in Your Will
A gift to the Kentucky Humane Society in your will provides your estate with an unlimited tax deduction. KHS can be a beneficiary in several ways – as the recipient of an outright gift, either in a designated amount or as a percentage of your estate or as a residuary beneficiary to receive the balance of your estate after specific amounts have been paid to other beneficiaries. You can add KHS to your current will through a codicil without re-writing your entire will.
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Sample Wording for Bequests in Your Will Would Be:
Specific Bequest
“I hereby give and bequeath to the Kentucky Humane Society-Animal Rescue League, a non-profit Kentucky corporation whose principle office is located at 241 Steedly Drive, Louisville, Kentucky 40214, Tax ID# 61-0463938, the sum of $_______ to be used for its general purposes.”
* For a gift other than cash, simply describe the asset(s)
** For a gift to be used for a specific purpose, delete “its general purposes” and specify the purpose you intend.
Residuary Bequest
“I hereby give and bequeath to the Kentucky Humane Society-Animal Rescue League, a non-profit Kentucky corporation whose principle office is located at 241 Steedly Drive, Louisville, Kentucky 40214, Tax ID# 61-0463938, all the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate, both real and personal, after providing for the specific provisions of this Will to be used for its general purposes.”
* For a gift of less than 100% of the rest, residue, and remainder of the estate, delete “all” and state the fraction.