Bequest Language
Planning for the future and creating the legacy you wish to leave is one of the most effective ways to ensure a lasting impact. Making a gift in your will or living trust, known as a bequest, can guarantee that your legacy endures. Your gift may be a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate or the remainder after all other provisions are specified.
Legal Name: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Federal Tax ID Number: 30-0710145
Below is suggested language to use when drafting your bequest.
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Free ResourcePreferred Bequest Language:
“I/We give, devise, and bequeath (specific gift; i.e.: dollar amount, percentage of estate, or rest and residue of estate) to the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System for the use and benefit of ___________________ (designated purpose) at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Such funds shall never become a part of the permanent University fund, the available University fund, or the general fund of The State of Texas and shall never be subject to appropriation by the Legislature of the State of Texas.
If in the opinion of the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System, future circumstances change so that the purposes for which this gift is intended become illegal, impractical or no longer able to be carried out to meet the needs of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, said Board of Regents may designate an alternative use to further the objective of The University, in spirit of my/our original purpose.”
To designate your provision for an endowed gift:
“I/We give, devise, and bequeath (specific gift; i.e.: dollar amount, percentage of estate, or rest and residue of estate) to the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System to establish/contribute to an endowment for the use and benefit of __________________ (designated purpose) at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Such funds shall never become a part of the permanent University fund, the available University fund, or the general fund of The State of Texas and shall never be subject to appropriation by the Legislature of the State of Texas.
If in the opinion of the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System, future circumstances change so that the purposes for which this gift is intended become illegal, impractical or no longer able to be carried out to meet the needs of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, said Board of Regents may designate an alternative use to further the objective of The University, in spirit of my/our original purpose.”
Preferred Address:
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Post Office Box 301439
Philanthropy – Unit 1705
Houston, TX 77230
(866) 928-9494
(713) 794-5358 (facsimile)
Physical Address:
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
7007 Bertner Ave.
1MC16N, Unit 1705
Houston, TX 77030
Please note: MD Anderson representatives may not serve as personal representative, executor, trustee or witness for a will or trust.
If you have named MD Anderson in your will or trust, please let us know so we can ensure that your gift is used according to your wishes. Notifying us of your plans will enable us to plan for the use of your future gift. However, if you prefer to remain anonymous, we will keep your name and gift in strict confidence.
Please contact Cindy Atmar at 713-792-0596 or cwatmar@mdanderson.org for more information.