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Bequest

A bequest is a gift you can make through your will or trust, to support the The Ohio Conference of Seventh Day Adventists' mission to spread the gospel.

A bequest allows you to continue to use the property you will leave to us during your life and make a lasting impact on our sacred work after you are gone.

Benefits of a bequest

  • Receive an estate tax charitable deduction
  • Reduce the burden of taxes on your family
  • Leave a lasting spiritual legacy

Charitable bequest video

How a bequest works

A bequest is one of the easiest gifts to make. You can include language in your will or trust specifying a gift to be made to family, friends or The Ohio Conference of Seventh Day Adventists as part of your estate plan, or you can make a bequest using a beneficiary designation form.

Here are some of the ways to leave a bequest to The Ohio Conference of Seventh Day Adventists

  • Include a bequest to The Ohio Conference in your will or revocable trust
  • Designate The Ohio Conference of Seventh Day Adventists as a full, partial or contingent beneficiary of your retirement account (IRA, 401(k), 403(b) or pension)
  • Name The Ohio Conference of Seventh Day Adventists as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy

A bequest may be made in several ways

  • Specific Bequest - A specific bequest involves making a gift of a specific asset such as real estate, a car, other property or a gift for a specific dollar amount. For example, you may wish to leave your home or $10,000 to Ohio Conference of SDA.
  • Percentage Bequest - Another kind of bequest involves leaving a specific percentage of your overall estate to our organization. For example, you may wish to leave 10% of your estate to The Ohio Conference of Seventh Day Adventists.
  • Residual Bequest - A residual bequest is made from the balance of an estate after the will or trust has given away each of the specific bequests. A common residual bequest involves leaving a percentage of the residue of the estate to our organization. For example, you may wish to leave 30% of the residue of your estate to Ohio Conference of SDA.

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Contact Us

If you have any questions about leaving a bequest to us, please contact us. We would be happy to assist you. If you have been so generous as to include a bequest to The Ohio Conference as part of your estate plan, please take the time to let us know. We would like to recognize you and your family for your generosity.