Add a Codicil

Add a Codicil to an Existing Living Trust or Will to Include a Charitable Bequest

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Note – this is an example only. Please consult with your attorney.

The same four people complete the planting.

This is a codicil to my living trust or will dated _____________________.

I give and bequeath the sum of $_____________

[or] the following described property

________________________________________________

________________________________________________

[or] ______% of my estate

[or] the residue of my estate

to Ecological Society of America. In all other respects I confirm my said living trust or will.

Signed: _______________________________

Witnessed By: _________________________

Dated: ________________________________

Options for specifying the purpose of the gift:

Where the need is greatest:

Designated for (fund, program, equipment, building, etc.)

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