Official Bequest Language

The following will guide you when preparing your will:

Our legal name is Vancouver Humane Society.

Our address is 303-8623 Granville Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6P 5A2

Our charitable registration number is: BN 8897 13178 RR0001

 

Sample bequest wording:

Sample #1 – Percentage Bequest

“I give, devise and bequeath to the Vancouver Humane Society, 303-8623 Granville Street,  Vancouver, British Columbia, ________% of the residue of my estate.”

Sample #2 – Residuary Bequest

“I give, devise and bequeath to the Vancouver Humane Society, 303-8623 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, the rest and residue of my estate.”

Sample #3 – Bequest for a certain amount

“I give and bequeath to the Vancouver Humane Society, 303-8623 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, the amount of $______.”

Sample #4 – Contingent Bequest

“In the event that (name or names; i.e., spouse, children, sibling, heirs) shall not survive me, I give, devise and bequeath those beneficiaries’ shares of my estate to the Vancouver Humane Society, 303-8623 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia.”