Wills & Bequests

A well-drafted will allows you to ensure that the assets that you have accumulated over your lifetime are distributed according to your wishes. Remembering the Atlanta Animal Alliance in your will can ensure the care and humane treatment of animals in perpetuity.


You can name the Atlanta Animal Alliance as a beneficiary by creating a new will, adding a codicil to your present will, or including the Atlanta Animal Alliance in your revocable trust.

You can name the Atlanta Animal Alliance as either a direct beneficiary of a set amount of money, a specific asset (e.g. 100 shares of stock), or a percentage of your estate. A legacy to The Atlanta Animal Alliance, Inc. may take different forms, including:
· An outright bequest of cash, securities
· A beneficiary designation of a life insurance policy, a bank account, a retirement account
· A beneficiary of a living trust, or a testamentary trust

An individual may designate that a bequest be used for the general purposes of The Atlanta Animal Alliance, Inc., or to support a specific program. The following is a suggested form for such a bequest:

"I give and bequeath to The Atlanta Animal Alliance, a nonprofit corporation, the sum of $_____, to be used for the accomplishment of its general purposes (or for a specific purpose, as indicated)."

 

 

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