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Estate Gifts from Wills and Trusts
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Your estate gift to the Florida Lighthouse Association will help safeguard Florida’s remaining historic lighthouses for future generations!
YOU CAN BEQUEATH
¨ The remainder or “residue” of your estate (what is left over after your other bequests)
¨ Your entire estate
¨ A percentage of your estate
¨ A specific dollar amount or specific assets
¨ A contingent bequest that passes to the Florida Lighthouse Association, Inc. in the event your primary beneficiary predeceases you.
POSSIBLE WORDING FOR WILLS or TRUSTS
I Bequeath ______________________ to the Florida Lighthouse Association, Inc. (mailing address at C/O St Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum, 81 Lighthouse Avenue, St. Augustine, Florida 32080), a Florida not-for-profit corporation, headquartered in Pinellas County, Florida.
(Please be sure to use our complete name, address and Federal Tax ID)
MODIFY YOUR EXISTING ESTATE PLAN WITH AN AMENDMENT TO YOUR TRUST OR A CODICILS TO A WILL
As a charitable non-profit organization, the Internal Revenue Service has designated the Florida Lighthouse Association, Inc, a 501 (c) (3) organization. FLA's Federal Tax ID Number is 59-3425184
FLA recognizes donors who include a charitable gift in their estate plan
- $25,000 can rescue and completely restore an out building on an historic lighthouse grounds
- $50,000 can completely restore the inside iron work of an historic lantern room or can restore a 150 year old Fresnel lens
LIGHT KEEPERS LEGACY SOCIETY ~ FLA recognizes donors who include a gift in their estate plan
- An estate gift of $100,000 can completely restore all the historic ironwork in a brick lighthouse tower or fund a years worth of archeological or historic research by a graduate student team.
- A gift of $1,000,000 will restore a lighthouse because that is what it costs to completely restore one of the towers -- and that restoration has to be done every ten years.
Independent Counsel - - All donors are encouraged to seek independent financial and legal counsel when executing wills, trusts, contracts and other agreements. FLA will provide educational information and assistance to donors however, the ultimate responsibility regarding evaluations, tax deductibility, and/or similar legal local, state and/or federal compliance issues rests with the donor and/or such counsel as the donor may wish to secure.
A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION (CH8757) AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES ON THEIR WEBSITE OR BY CALLING TOLL-FREE 1-800-435-7352 WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.