Planned Giving Opportunities

Making a Bequest

There is no better way to leave a legacy than to remember APF in your estate plans. Making a bequest to the Foundation is a wonderful way for you to give back to the profession, and because APF is a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt organization, your bequest will be exempt from taxes.

Making a bequest is as simple as asking your attorney to include language in your will expressing your wish to do so. Once you have made a bequest and informed APF in writing that you have done so, you will become a member of APF’s Legacy Club.

For a list of current APF Legacy Club Members click here.

The following are different ways to remember APF in your estate plans:

Fixed Gift
You can choose to leave APF a fixed gift in your estate. This is the most common way psychologists leave a bequest to the Foundation.

Sample language: I bequeath to the American Psychological Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit corporation organized under Delaware law now maintaining its headquarters in the District of Columbia at 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002, the sum of $______ (or describe the specific property you intend to bequeath – stocks, savings bonds, etc.).

Percentage
You may leave APF a percentage of your estate.

Sample language: I bequeath to the American Psychological Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit corporation organized under Delaware law now maintaining its headquarters in the District of Columbia at 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002, _______% of the rest and residue of my estate.

Residuary
Some psychologists designate that APF receive what is left of their estate left after all other debts, taxes, expenses, and other bequests have been fulfilled.

Sample language: After all specific bequests, devises, and expenses have been taken care of, I hereby give the residuary of my estate to the American Psychological Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit corporation organized under Delaware law now maintaining its headquarters in the District of Columbia at 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002.

APF strongly urges you to consult with your attorney when developing or making changes to your will or other estate plans.

APF Tax ID: 52-6051733

For more information about making a gift to the Foundation, contact Elisabeth Straus, APF Executive Vice-President/Executive Director, at (202) 336-5824.