Make a Gift Via a Will or Trust

This is one of the most common types of legacy gifts. You can arrange to leave the SETI Institute a specific dollar amount or asset, a percentage of your estate, or the remainder after specific gifts to loved ones have been made.

Sample Bequest Language:

Percentage

“I give, devise and bequeath to SETI Institute located at 339 Bernardo Ave., Mountain View, CA, 94043, (tax identification number 94-2951356), ____% of my estate.”

Specific Value

“I give, devise and bequeath to the SETI Institute located at 339 Bernardo Ave., Mountain View, CA, 94043 , (tax identification number 94-2951356),
Choose:
1) The sum of $___________.”
2) __________ shares of stock in ________________Company.”, or
3) my real property commonly known as _________________.”

Residual

“I give, devise and bequeath to the SETI Institute located at 339 Bernardo Ave., Mountain View, CA, 94043 (tax identification number 94-2951356), all the residue of my estate, including real personal property.”

Contingent

“In the event of the death of any of the beneficiaries, I give, devise and bequeath to SETI Institute located at 339 Bernardo Ave., Mountain View, CA, 94043, (tax identification number 94-2951356), (percentage, specific, or residual language as above).”

Specific Purpose

If you would like your bequest to be used for a specific program or purpose, add the following language: “to be used for _________________________.” [describe purpose, for example: Carl Sagan Center for Research, Techno-signatures research, Education Programs, Outreach Programs, etc.]. All estate gifts received that do not define a specific purpose will be invested alongside the SETI Institute Endowment Fund.

Legal Name: SETI Institute
Address: 339 Bernardo, Suite 200, Mountain View, CA. 94043
Federal Tax ID Number: 94- 2951356

Make a Gift Via a Will or Trust

Sample Bequest language