Including a bequest to A Contemporary Theatre, Inc will not alter your current lifestyle in any way, can be changed as you wish, and helps bring contemporary theatre to future generations.

SPECIFIC BEQUEST LANGUAGE

A specific bequest is one where you are giving a specific dollar amount or specific asset such as real estate, securities or personal property to A Contemporary Theatre, Inc.

“I give ($________ or ADDRESS OR DESCRIPTION OF REAL PROPERTY or DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES or DESCRIPTION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY) to A Contemporary Theatre, Inc, a Washington nonprofit corporation located in 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101, Federal Tax ID Number 91-0787792, or its successor organization, to be used for its general support.”

PERCENTAGE BEQUEST LANGUAGE

This bequest type is one where you are giving a percentage of your estate to A Contemporary Theatre, Inc.

“I give ___ percent (___%) of my total estate, determined as of the date of my death, to A Contemporary Theatre, Inc, a Washington nonprofit corporation located in 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101, Federal Tax ID Number 91-0787792, or its successor organization, to be used for its general support.”

RESIDUAL BEQUEST LANGUAGE

A residual bequest comes to us after any estate debts, taxes and expenses, and specific bequests are paid.

“I give to A Contemporary Theatre, Inc, a Washington nonprofit corporation located in 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101, Federal Tax ID Number 91-0787792, or its successor organization, ALL OR A PERCENTAGE of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, to be used for its general support.”

CONTINGENT BEQUEST LANGUAGE

A Contemporary Theatre, Inc can be named as a contingent beneficiary in your will or personal trust if your beneficiary or beneficiaries are no longer living at the time of your death.

“If (INSERT NAME OF PRIMARY BENEFICIARY OR BENEFICIARIES) does not survive me, I give to A Contemporary Theatre, Inc, a Washington nonprofit corporation located in 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101, Federal Tax ID Number 91-0787792, or its successor organization, to be used for its general support, the sum of $ _______ (OR ALL OR A PERCENTAGE OF THE RESIDUE OF MY ESTATE) to be used for its general support.”

RESTRICTED BEQUEST

Some donors would like their gift to support a specific project or program. ACT Theatre strongly encourages donors to contact us to confirm that we are able to carry out such wishes. We suggest the following language.

“I give to A Contemporary Theatre, Inc, a Washington nonprofit corporation located in 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101, Federal Tax ID Number 91-0787792, or its successor organization, the sum of $_____ (or ___% of my estate, or other property described) to be used for _______ (restricted purpose). If at any time it becomes impossible or impractical for my gift to be used for the above restricted purpose, ACT Theatre shall use my gift for a purpose and manner that it determines most closely meets the above restricted purpose.”