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Explore additional resources to help you with your tax planning and making a gift in support of our CMC mission. Your designation will determine use of your gift for operations or endowment with the CMC Foundation. Undesignated gifts will be used in the area of greatest need. Contact us for more information about ways you can support our organization or let us know if you have given to us in the past.

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Bequest Language

Below is language you can use to make a bequest to support our cause. A bequest allows you to continue to use the property you will leave to us during your life and make a lasting impact on our work after you are gone.

1. Specific Bequest

If you are considering making an outright bequest to Colorado Mountain Club, we recommend the following language:

Bequest of a Specific Dollar Amount

I hereby give, devise and bequeath _________ and No/100 dollars ($DOLLARS) to Colorado Mountain Club, a nonprofit organization located at 15605 W 32nd Ave., Golden, CO 80401, Federal Tax ID #_______________, for Colorado Mountain Club's general use and purpose.

Bequest of Specific Personal Property

I hereby give, devise and bequeath DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY to Colorado Mountain Club, a nonprofit organization located at 15605 W 32nd Ave., Golden, CO 80401, Federal Tax ID #_______________, for Colorado Mountain Club's general use and purpose.

Bequest of Specific Real Estate

I hereby give, devise and bequeath all of the right, title and interest in and to the real estate located at ADDRESS OR DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY to Colorado Mountain Club, a nonprofit organization located at 15605 W 32nd Ave., Golden, CO 80401, Federal Tax ID #_______________, for Colorado Mountain Club's general use and purpose.

2. Percentage Bequest

If you are considering making a bequest of a percentage of your estate to Colorado Mountain Club, we recommend the following language:

I hereby give, devise and bequeath ____ percent (___%) of my total estate, determined as of the date of my death, to Colorado Mountain Club, a nonprofit organization located at 15605 W 32nd Ave., Golden, CO 80401, Federal Tax ID #_______________, for Colorado Mountain Club's general use and purpose.

3. Residual Bequest

I hereby give, devise and bequeath to Colorado Mountain Club, a nonprofit organization located at 15605 W 32nd Ave., Golden, CO 80401, Federal Tax ID #_______________, ALL OR A PERCENTAGE of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate to be used for Colorado Mountain Club's general use and purpose.

4. Contingent Bequest

If (primary beneficiary) does not survive me, then I hereby give, devise and bequeath to Colorado Mountain Club, a nonprofit organization located at 15605 W 32nd Ave., Golden, CO 80401, Federal Tax ID #_______________, DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY to be used for Colorado Mountain Club's general use and purpose.

5. Restricted Bequests

If you are considering a bequest but would like to ensure that your bequest will be used for a specific purpose, please let us know. We would be happy to work with you and your attorney to help you identify ways to give and meet your charitable objectives. We will also work with you and your attorney to craft language to accomplish your goals.

If you are making a restricted bequest, we recommend that your attorney include the following provision to give Colorado Mountain Club flexibility should it no longer be possible for Colorado Mountain Club to use your gift as you originally intended:

If, in the judgment of the Board of Directors of Colorado Mountain Club, it shall become impossible for Colorado Mountain Club to use this bequest to accomplish the specific purposes of this bequest, Colorado Mountain Club may use the income and principal of this gift for such purpose or purposes as the Board determines is most closely related to the restricted purpose of my bequest.

Contact Us

Please contact us if you have any questions about how to make a bequest to Colorado Mountain Club or to request any additional information that might be helpful to you and your attorney as you consider making a bequest to us. If you have included a bequest for Colorado Mountain Club in your estate plan, please contact us to let us know. We would like to thank you and recognize you for your gift.