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: 36-6111880

Below is suggested language to use when drafting your bequest.

Sample Language

For an unrestricted gift that allows the FarmHouse Foundation to determine how to use the funds based on its highest priorities, please use the following language for your will and/or trust:

"I give and bequeath to the FarmHouse Foundation (Federal Tax ID #36-6111880), a not-for-profit 501(c)3 trust agreement domiciled in Missouri, the sum of $____ (or ___% of my residuary estate) to be used by the Foundation in the fulfillment of its educational purposes as the Foundation Board shall determine."

To designate your provision for a particular purpose:

"I give and bequeath to the FarmHouse Foundation (Federal Tax ID #36-6111880), a not-for-profit 501(c)3 trust agreement domiciled in Missouri, the sum of $____ (or ___% of my residuary estate) to be used by the Foundation for (state purpose or name of endowment fund) if and so long as the FarmHouse Foundation determines that the need exists. If the FarmHouse Foundation shall determine at the outset or at a later time the need does not exist, or no longer exists or for some reason it is not prudent to administer my gift as originally intended, then the FarmHouse Foundation may, in its sole and uncontrolled discretion, direct the use of my bequest for a purpose related as closely as possible to that stated above."

If you have named the FarmHouse Foundation 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 Allison Rickels, CFRE at 816-891-9445 or Allison@FarmHouse.org for more information.