You can make a gift (bequest) to a charitable organization through your will or living trust in the following ways:

A percentage of your total estate 
In using this approach, your gift adjusts with changes in the size of your estate.

The residue or a percentage of the residue of your estate
After your specific gifts to loved ones have been made, you may designate that the entire residue or a percentage of the remainder shall go to one or more charitable organizations. With this approach as well, your gift adjusts with changes in the size of your estate.

A gift of a specific amount
You specify a dollar amount to be given to one or more charitable organizations. With this kind of gift, it is especially important to keep your will or trust up-to-date.

Sample bequest language for your attorney:
"I give [________% of my estate] [the residue of my estate] [___% of the residue of my estate] [$________] to the American Youth Scholarship Foundation, a California nonprofit organization, to be applied to its educational endowment. The American Youth Scholarship Foundation is located at 5297 Graves Avenue, San Jose, CA 95129."

Your attorney may want the American Youth Scholarship Foundation’s tax I.D. number. It is 30-0153837.

For More Information
To request more information or  brochure on wills and living trusts, please contact Dr. Alexander Kashef at the American Youth Scholarship Foundation

Please Let Us Know Your Plans
By informing the American Youth Scholarship Foundation of your Legacy Gift, you help us prepare for the future. And, equally important, you also give us the chance to thank you for your generosity.