Sample Bequest Language
(Please consult your personal estate planning advisor)
General Bequest
I give and bequeath [write out the number] DOLLARS ($ [in numerals]) to the Civic Light Opera Association of Greater Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh CLO) a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania and having an office at 719 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 for its general purposes.
For Residuary Estate
I give my residuary estate, which is all the rest, residue, and remainder of my property, real and personal, of every kind of description and wherever located (including all legacies and devises that may for any reason fail to take effect), belonging to me at the time of my death or subject to my disposal by will, to the Civic Light Opera Association of Greater Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh CLO) a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania and having an office at 719 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 for its general purposes.
For Percentage of Estate
I give [write out the number] PERCENT (in numerals %) of my estate, which is my property, real and personal, of every kind of description and wherever located (including all legacies and devises that may for any reason fail to take effect), belonging to me at the time of my death or subject to my disposal by will, to the Civic Light Opera Association of Greater Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh CLO) a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania and having an office at 719 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 for its general purposes.
For Specific Property
I give, devise, and bequeath all my right, title, and interest in and to [describe the specific property] to the Civic Light Opera Association of Greater Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh CLO) a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania and having an office at 719 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 for its general purposes.