Your love for animals can extend beyond your lifetime. A gift in your Will to the Vancouver Humane Society (VHS) is a lasting gesture of immense kindness that ensures a brighter future for all animals. Bequests are a vital source of funding for VHS, and make up approximately one-third of our available funds every year.
We understand how important and personal writing a will can be. The information below tells you more about leaving a gift in your will to VHS, along with some advice on how the process works. You can also download our Bequest Brochure to read more. To request a hard copy of this brochure, please email claire@vancouverhumanesociety.bc.ca or call 604-266-1012.
Leaving a bequest
Thank you for considering leaving a gift to the animals. We gratefully accept the following gifts:
Bequests (Specific, Residual, Contingent)
Gifts of securities (including appreciated stocks, bonds and mutual funds)
Gifts from a trust
RRSP’s, RRIF’s
Property
Life insurance policies
Create your Will online for free
The Vancouver Humane Society has partnered with Willfora to provide you with a FREE resource that helps make creating or updating a Will easier than ever. Willfora allows you to create a legal will online in 20 minutes or less, at no cost to you.
There’s no obligation to include a gift to Vancouver Humane Society in your Will, but we hope you’ll choose to do so.
Sample bequest wording
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 #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.”
Get in touch
We’re here to help you. We understand that writing a Will is a deeply personal and sensitive task, and we are happy to support you in any way we can. Please get in touch if you have any questions about leaving a gift in your will to the Vancouver Humane Society, or if you would like to notify us of a gift that you are leaving.
Claire Yarnold
Development Director
604-266-1012
claire@vancouverhumanesociety.bc.ca
