Bequest Language

Planning for the future and creating the legacy you wish to leave is one of the most effective ways to ensure a lasting impact. Making a gift in your will or living trust, known as a bequest, can guarantee that your legacy endures. Your gift may be a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate or the remainder after all other provisions are specified.

Our federal tax ID number is: 39-0743975

Below is suggested language to use when drafting your bequest.

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Sample Language

For an unrestricted gift that allows the University of Wisconsin–Madison to determine how to use the funds based on the most pressing needs, use the following language for your will and/or trust:

“I hereby give, devise, and bequeath to the University of Wisconsin Foundation ("Foundation"), a non-profit, non-stock Wisconsin Corporation with its principal office in Madison, Wisconsin, ___________ percent (%) of the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate; OR __________ dollars ($); OR a specific asset(s) to benefit the University of Wisconsin - Madison. However, if at the time the gift is received, another designation or use for the gift is noted in a separate document on file with the Foundation, I request that the Foundation utilize my gift in accordance with the terms of that document."

You can also designate your gift for a specific purpose. Please contact us so we can ensure we use your gift as you intend.

If you have named the University of Wisconsin–Madison in your will or trust, please let us know so we can ensure that your gift is used according to your wishes. Notifying us of your plans will enable us to plan for the use of your future gift. However, if you prefer to remain anonymous, we will keep your name and gift in strict confidence.

Please contact a member of the Gift Planning team at 608-308-5334 or giftplanning@supportuw.org for more information.