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Every day bequest gifts are being used to transform the lives of our students, to help our faculty inspire achievements in areas such as the arts, business and medicine, and to provide public service to the community.
A bequest gift can be a specific dollar amount or asset, a percentage or all of the "residue" of your property, restricted (to be used for a particular purpose), unrestricted (to be used for general purposes of the University), or a contingent gift (gift is made only if specific conditions occur, i.e., a spouse has died before the donor). In addition your assets remain in your control and your gift can be changed at any time should your situation change.The official legal bequest language for the University of Washington is: "I [name] of [city, state] give, devise, and bequeath to the Board of Regents of the University of Washington, [specific amount, percentage of estate, or property description] for [purpose] by the [School/College of _____]."
If you are considering a bequest gift to the University of Washington and would like to receive specific language, a member of the gift planning staff would be happy to work with you or your advisor to ensure your gift does exactly what you intend.
If you have already made a provision, we invite you to contact us so that we may thank you and welcome you as a member of the Henry Suzzallo Society. If you would prefer to remain anonymous your gift will be kept confidential.