Bequest Language

The provisions in your will/estate for making a gift to Orchard Place will depend upon your family and financial circumstances and the type of gift you would like to make. We hope the sample will provisions below will be helpful to your attorney.

Although it is possible to designate a specific purpose for your gift by will/estate, the needs of Orchard Place do change from time to time. Thus if a specific purpose is stated, it is preferable to authorize the Board of Directors to use the gift for other purposes if the Board determines that the designated use is no longer appropriate. NOTE: If you wish your gift to be used for the Orchard Place Campus, PACE or the Child Guidance Center, please make that notation in the paragraph below entitled: "Gift for a specific purpose." If no specific designation is made, your gift will be placed in an unrestricted fund to be used for general operations of Orchard Place.

Speciman Bequest Clauses

Unrestricted General Legacy

I give to Orchard Place, Des Moines, Iowa, the sum of _____ dollars for its general purposes.
I hereby bequeath to Orchard Place, Des Moines, Iowa _____ percent of my estate.

Gift of Residuary of Etate

I give the residue of the property owned by me at my death, real and personal and wherever situated, to Orchard Place, Des Moines, Iowa for its general purposes.

Contingent Gift of Residuary of Estate

I give the residue of the property owned by me at my death, real and personal and wherever situated, to my spouse (or other person named here) ______________, if he/she survives me. If my spouse (or other person named here) does not survive me, I give my residuary estate to Orchard Place, Des Moines, Iowa for its general purposes.

Gift For a Specific Purpose

I give to Orchard Place, Des Moines, Iowa, the sum of _______ dollars (or ____ percent of my adjusted gross estate) for (Orchard Place Campus, PACE or the Child Guidance Center). In the event that this program no longer exists, I direct the agency to use this gift to benefit the general operations of Orchard Place OR for a purpose deemed by its board to be most similar to the program designated above.

Provision For Payment of a Pledge

I direct my executor to pay to Orchard Place, Des Moines, Iowa, any balance that is due or will become due under the terms of any pledge or pledges made by me during my lifetime.

Orchard Place FoundationTax ID#: 42-1193285

Direct any questions you may have in regard to naming Orchard Place in your will/estate to:
Cayla Walsh
Orchard Place
925 SW Porter
Des Moines, IA 50315
515-287-9648
cwalsh@orchardplace.org