Designate a Gift in your Will

How it works:

1. You can provide now for a future gift to Goodwill of the Finger Lakes or Goodwill Vision Enterprises by including a bequest provision in your will or revocable trust.
2. Your will or trust directs assets to heirs.
3. Your will or trust directs a bequest to us for the purpose(s) you specify.

Benefits:

1. You can modify your bequest if your circumstances change.
2. You can direct your bequest to a particular purpose.
3. There is no upper limit on the estate tax deductions that can be taken for charitable bequests.
4. You can have the satisfaction of knowing that your bequest will support Goodwill of the Finger Lakes or Goodwill Vision Enterprises in the way you intended when you are gone.
5. Membership in the exclusive and highly regarded Foresight Circle.

Here are some of the ways to leave a bequest:

• Include a bequest in your will or trust
• Designate Goodwill of the Finger Lakes or Goodwill Vision Enterprises as a full, partial or contingent beneficiary of your retirement account (IRA, 401(k), 403(b) or pension)
• Name Goodwill of the Finger Lakes or Goodwill Vision Enterprises as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy

A bequest may be made in several ways:

• Percentage bequest - make a gift of a percentage of your estate
• Specific bequest - make a gift of a specific dollar amount or a specific asset
• Residual bequest - make a gift from the balance or residue of your estate