The following is intended to help you draft a bequest that meets your intentions. If you wish to support a particular program, we ask that you contact our relationship coordinator. Our legal name should appear as:

Legal name: GRASP Inc    Federal Tax ID number: 16-1497039

We suggest the following wording:

General Bequest of a stated sum of money or portion of the estate:

“I give, devise, and bequeath to GRASP Inc, PO Box 26741, Rochester, NY 14626, Federal Tax Identification Number 16-1497039, ($___________) or (__________% of the estate).”

Specific Bequest of a certain asset from your estate:

“I give, devise, and bequeath to GRASP Inc, PO Box 26741, Rochester, NY 14626, Federal Tax Identification Number 16-1497039, (insert here a description of the particular property).”

Residuary Bequest, after other bequests and expenses have been paid:

“I give, devise, and bequeath to GRASP Inc, PO Box 26741, Rochester, NY 14626, Federal Tax Identification Number 16-1497039, (all) (a portion) of the rest of my estate.”

Contingent Bequest if you are not survived by certain individuals:

“If_____________ survives me, I give, devise, and bequeath _________ (insert here the exact dollar amount, description of property, or percentage of residual estate) to ____________. If ___________ does not survive me, then I give, devise, and bequeath___________ (insert here the exact dollar amount, description of property, or percentage of residual estate), to GRASP Inc, PO Box 26741, Rochester, NY 14626, Federal Tax Identification Number 16-1497039.”