Leave a Legacy Gift!
By leaving a legacy gift, your support can help provide the investment for a future without CMT.
Please review the examples below to name the Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation as a beneficiary of your will, trust, life insurance policy, retirement assets, or other planned gift.
You or your advisor can contact us with any questions.
About Bequests
You may be looking for a way to make a significant gift to help further our mission. A bequest is a gift made through your will or trust. It is one of the most popular and flexible ways that you can support our cause.
What are the benefits of making a bequest?
- You leave a lasting legacy to be remembered
- You may lessen the burden of taxes on your family
- You may receive estate tax savings
How do I make a bequest?
A bequest is one of the easiest gifts to make. With the help of an advisor, you can include language in your will or trust specifying a gift be made to family, friends or HNF as part of your estate plan.
What are my options?
A bequest can be made in several ways:
- You can gift a specific dollar amount or asset
- You can gift a percentage of your estate
- You can gift from the balance or residue of your estate
How do I get started?
Please contact us and we will help you get started.
Examples
Gifts Under a Will
The following language is an example of wording that may be used to name HNF as a beneficiary of your last will and testament. Your gift may be of a specific dollar amount or it may also be a percentage of your estate.
a. GENERAL TESTAMENTARY GIFT: SPECIFIC MONETARY AMOUNT: I hereby give and bequeath _______________________ Dollars ($__________________) to The Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation, located at 1641 3rd Avenue #28K New York, NY 10128, or its successors-in-interest, to be used for general purposes.
b. GENERAL TESTAMENTARY GIFT: PERCENTAGE OF RESIDUE OF ESTATE: I hereby give and bequeath ________ percent (_____%) of the rest and residue of my estate to The Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation, located at 1641 3rd Avenue #28K New York, NY 10128, or its successors-in-interest, to be used for general purposes.
Gifts from a Trust
The following language is an example of wording that may be used in the event The Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation is named as a contingent beneficiary of a trust estate. Please keep in mind that such gifts may be of either a specific dollar amount or a percentage of the trust estate. [Insert contingency (e.g., Upon the death of my spouse)], the Trustee shall distribute ________________ Dollars ($__________________) to The Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation, located at 1641 3rd Avenue #28K , New York, NY 10128, or its successors-in-interest, free and clear of trust, to be used for general purposes.
Contractual Gifts
The Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation may be named as the beneficiary of an asset that passes outside the terms of a will or a trust (e.g., life insurance, IRA, 401(k)). In order to clarify the intention of the donor, the contractual instrument governing the asset should set forth the following as the official recipient of the gift: Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation, located at 1641 3rd Avenue #28K Floor New York, NY 10128, or its successors-in-interest.
General Information
Below please find some general information that may be beneficial to you in finalizing your estate plan.
Legal Name:
The Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation, Inc.
Incorporation Details:
- 501(c)(3) organization, classified as a public charity, exempt from federal income tax
- New York nonprofit corporation
Wiring Instructions:
Organization: Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation
Broker: TD Ameritrade
DTC # 0188
Account # 867033489
Mailing Address:
Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation
1641 3rd Avenue #28K
New York, NY 10128
Questions? Contact us!