One of the easiest ways to make a gift to the Lymphoma Research Foundation is by leaving the Foundation a bequest in your Will. There are several ways you can do this.

You can:

• Give a specific amount of money to the Foundation
• Give a specified percentage of the residue of your estate to the Foundation (the residue of your estate is that which is left over after all specific gifts have been made, whether charitable or non-charitable).

Since we cannot predict future medical advances, we recommend that your bequest be for unrestricted purposes or be directed generally to research. The following simple language can be used to make your gift.

• "I give and devise to the Lymphoma Research Foundation, or its successor, the sum of ____ Dollars ($__) to be used for such charitable purposes as the governing body of the Lymphoma Research Foundation deems appropriate; provided, however, that at the time of such a gift, the Lymphoma Research Foundation, or its successor, must be a charity as described in Sections 170(c) and 2055(a) of the Internal Revenue Code."
• "I give and devise ____ percent (___%) of my residuary estate to the Lymphoma Research Foundation, or to its successor, to be used for such charitable purposes as the governing body of the Lymphoma Research Foundation deems appropriate; provided, however, that at the time of such a gift, The Lymphoma Research Foundation, or its successor, must be a charity as described in Sections 170(c) and 2055(a) of the Internal Revenue Code."

A bequest may be included in the body of a will or as an amendment (codicil). Gifts made through a bequest typically provide an estate tax deduction.

If you make a bequest to the Lymphoma Research Foundation, please let our development office know by contacting Joan Mistrough at (212) 349-1119. Or e-mail her at jmistrough@lymphoma.org.