Bequest

The charitable bequest is one of the easiest and most common ways to support an organization (or organizations) of your choice. Bequests to SBL can be for a specific amount of money, a specific estate asset, or a percentage of the remaining balance of your estate (residual bequest).You can include a provision in your will directing that a gift be paid to the Society after your death or the death of one of your survivors. Bequest options include:

• Specific amount of money given to the SBL, indicated by written statement in your will or trust
• Specific item of property given to the SBL, indicated by written statement in your will or trust.
• The balance remaining in your estate after taxes, expenses, and specific bequests have been paid, indicated by written statement in your will or trust.

Generally, your bequest can be considered a charitable deduction when estimating the value of your taxable estate. Please consult your financial advisor for more information. Donors may also direct their bequest to a particular program or activity, or allow SBL to use it at its discretion.

“I give to the Society of Biblical Literature Inc., 825 Houston Mill Rd., Atlanta, GA 30329, a nonprofit corporation, or its successor, Federal Tax Identification Number 23-6390716 [insert here the exact dollar amount].”

“I give to the Society of Biblical Literature Inc., 825 Houston Mill Rd., Atlanta, GA 30329, a nonprofit corporation, or its successor, Federal Tax Identification Number 23-6390716 [insert here a description of the asset to be given].”

“I give to the Society of Biblical Literature Inc., 825 Houston Mill Rd., Atlanta, GA 30329, a nonprofit corporation, or its successor, Federal Tax Identification Number 23-6390716 all [or a portion] of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate.”