The following will guide you when preparing your will:
Our legal name is Vancouver Humane Society.
Our address is 303-8623 Granville Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6P 5A2
Our charitable registration number is: BN 8897 13178 RR0001
Sample bequest wording:
Sample #1 – Percentage Bequest
“I give, devise and bequeath to the Vancouver Humane Society, 303-8623 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, ________% of the residue of my estate.”
Sample #2 – Residuary Bequest
“I give, devise and bequeath to the Vancouver Humane Society, 303-8623 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, the rest and residue of my estate.”
Sample #3 – Bequest for a certain amount
“I give and bequeath to the Vancouver Humane Society, 303-8623 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, the amount of $______.”
Sample #4 – Contingent Bequest
“In the event that (name or names; i.e., spouse, children, sibling, heirs) shall not survive me, I give, devise and bequeath those beneficiaries’ shares of my estate to the Vancouver Humane Society, 303-8623 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia.”