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 to the Y 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.
Federal Tax ID Number: 54-1717336
Legal Name: Piedmont Family YMCA, Inc.
Below is suggested language to use when drafting your bequest. These suggested guidelines are not legal advice; all language should be approved by the donor’s attorney.
“I give to the Piedmont Family YMCA, Inc., a Virginia corporation, Charlottesville, Virginia, the sum of $___________ (or) ___ percent of the remainder of my estate to be used for the benefit of the Piedmont Family YMCA, Inc. for its unrestricted purposes.”
“I give to the Piedmont Family YMCA, Inc., a Virginia corporation, Charlottesville, Virginia, the sum of $____________ (or) ____percent of the remainder of my estate to be used by Piedmont Family YMCA, Inc. for support of___________________, with alternate support of__________________, if preferred purpose cannot be achieved as determined by the sole and uncontrolled discretion of Piedmont Family YMCA, Inc.”
Per the YMCA’s Gift Acceptance Policy, all restricted gift agreements between the Piedmont Family YMCA, Inc. and the donor will include provisions for an alternate use if the restricted purpose cannot be achieved. A Planned Giving Intent Form can record this provision for donors.
If you have named Piedmont Family YMCA in your will or trust, please let us know by completing the Planned Giving Intent Form with as much information as you are comfortable sharing with us. This will enable us to ensure that your gift is used according to your wishes. Notifying us of your plans will also enable us to plan for the use of your future gift. Pease send the form to Nate Rockey at nrockey@piedmontymca.org.
Questions? Contact Nate Rockey, Senior Director of Development, at nrockey@piedmontymca.org or 434-465-6417.