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Joe and Anna have been faithful supporters of Utah State University. They believe it is important to support and encourage USU's mission.
Joe: Several years ago, Anna and I decided to become part of Utah State's mission to empower all people to lead successful lives of involvement, innovation, and impact. We think that it is important to partner with USU to make a difference. For that reason, Anna and I have made gifts over the years to help students succeed.
Anna: We wanted to do more than to just make gifts. Joe and I have been careful over the years and have accumulated some resources. We plan to be generous with family, but we also have the ability to be generous with charity.
After talking it over, we decided to leave a bequest in our will. Our attorney took the simple language available from Utah State and included a nice bequest. We are delighted that we will be helping others through our contribution to USU.
You also may want to make it easy and convenient to have a bequest included in your will. The language below shows how a bequest can very easily be included in your will.
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*Please note: Names and stories are meant to be examples of types of gifts donors can give to Utah State University. Since your benefits may be different, you can click here to view an estimate of your benefits.
Example bequest language - Please feel free to change the numbers or percentages as you desire.
1. Bequest of cash
"I bequeath the sum of $10,000 to Utah State University. "
2. Bequest of a percent of the estate
"I devise and bequeath 20% of the remainder and residue of property owned at my death, whether real or personal, and wherever located, to Utah State University."
3. Contingent Bequest
"If my brother John Doe survives me, I devise and bequeath 20% of the remainder and residue of property owned at my death, whether real or personal, and wherever located to John Doe. If John Doe does not survive me, then I devise and bequeath 20% of my residuary estate, whether real or personal property, and wherever located, to Utah State University."
