The Easiest Way to Leave a Legacy - A Bequest
Invest in Northland College's future with a gift in your will. Just a few sentences in your will or trust today will make a big difference. By including Northland College or the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute in your will for a specific dollar amount or a percentage of your estate, you can make an impact on the future of education at Northland College and ensure environmental stewardship of the Lake Superior region. To provide you with the flexibility to change your intent over time (without having to change your will), we suggest you include: I direct that my bequest be used in accordance with the most recent memorandum of intent I have placed on file with the Northland College Office of Istitutional Advancement.
Example Bequest Language
Ways to designate the Amount of your bequest.
- Specific Dollar Amount
I give, devise, and bequeath to Northland College, Ashland, Wisconsin, the sum of ____dollars ($ _____ ) [or other specifically described personal or real property] - Specific Percentage
I give, devise, and bequeath to Northland College, Ashland, Wisconsin, an amount equal to ____percent ( ____ % ) of the value of my gross [or net estate] at the time of my death. - Residual Bequest
I give, devise, and bequeath to Northland College, Ashland, Wisconsin, all of the residue of my estate, both real and personal. - Contingent Bequest
If the above-named beneficiaries should predecease me, then I give, devise, and bequeath to Northland College, Ashland, Wisconsin, all of my property and estate [or percentage, or specific dollar amount], both real and personal.
Note: Please be sure to confirm with your professional advisor to verify the appropriateness of the above bequest language for you. The above language suggestions are not to be considered legal counsel.
You can also give a planned gift through a retained life estate of your home, farm, or vacation property, a charitable gift annuity, or a charitable remainder unitrust, .
For more information please contact Lois Albrecht, director of gift planning at (715) 682-1394 lalbrecht@northland.edu or Kristy Liphart, interim vice president of institutional advancement, at (715) 682-1496 kliphart@northland.edu.
