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Anything having to do with your last will and testament is a serious matter, whether you are working on your first will or if you are revising your current estate plan.  Providing Safer Foundation with a gift through your will gives you the opportunity to make a larger gift than you might have thought possible and still provide for your family.  This web page outlines some options for you to consider when including Safer Foundation in your plans.

Below is an example of basic language for providing an unrestricted gift to Safer Foundation through your will:

I give to Safer Foundation, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation, located in Chicago, Illinois, _____________.

You can give a dollar amount, specific property (such as a marketable security), a percentage of your estate or the balance of your estate after you have taken care of your family.

What are you passionate about at Safer Foundation?

Unrestricted planned gifts allow Safer Foundation the most flexibility in determining the greatest need for your gift.   However, if there is something at Safer Foundation about which you are passionate, you can make plans in your will to provide funding for that passion.   Safer Foundation’s Board of Directors will need to approve of your designation in advance, but we will help facilitate that process for you.   

If you decide to direct your gift for a specific purpose at Safer Foundation, make sure the directions in your will are clear and include the following language:

If Safer Foundation Board of Directors determine that the designated need for this fund has ceased to exist at the time of distribution of my planned gift, I authorize the Board of Directors to use my gift for another purpose similarly aligned with my original instructions, as they determine.

How can you get some help?

Please call Safer Foundation’s Development Office.  We will work with you to make sure a gift in your will to Safer Foundation will carry out your charitable goals.  There are also many other estate planning tools available to you, including different kinds of charitable trust arrangements.  We will be happy to talk with you about these options as well.   Contact:

Kenneth Clarke, 312-922-8491
Associate Vice President of Development and Marketing
Safer Foundation, 571 W Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL, 60661


Let us thank you!

After you have taken care of all the details in providing for your family as well as making a planned gift to Safer Foundation, please let us know that you are helping. We would like to thank you and include you in wonderful opportunities and activities here at Safer Foundation.  Copy the part of your will that includes the Safer Foundation and send it to the address and contact above.


Important Note: Safer Foundation is not in the business of and does not give legal or tax advice.  You should consult with your attorney or tax professional for advice regarding the legal and tax aspects of your gift plan.