Bequest Language

Planning for the future and creating the legacy you wish to leave is one of the most effective ways to ensure a lasting impact. Making a gift in your will or living trust, known as a bequest, can guarantee that your legacy endures. Your gift may be a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate or the remainder after all other provisions are specified.

Our federal tax ID number is: 23-1655375

Below is suggested language to use when drafting your bequest.

Sample Language

For an unrestricted gift that allows United Way of Berks County to determine how to use the funds based on the most pressing needs, use the following language for your will and/or trust:

"I give to United Way of Berks County, Inc., a nonprofit corporation currently located at 25 N. 2nd Street, Suite 101, Reading, PA 19601, or its successor thereto, _________ [written amount or percentage of the estate or description of property] for its unrestricted charitable use and purpose."

To designate to a specific area of focus, please contact United Way of Berks County to ensure it is related to our mission and within the guidelines of our gift acceptance policies.

If you have named United Way of Berks County in your will or trust, please let us know so we can ensure that your gift is used according to your wishes. Notifying us of your plans will enable us to plan for the use of your future gift. However, if you prefer to remain anonymous, we will keep your name and gift in strict confidence.

Please contact Angie Finney at 610-685-4570 or angief@uwberks.org for more information.