Residual Bequest

If you intend to leave a residual percentage gift of cash, securities, or other property: 

"After taking care of all expenses, debts, and other provisions, I give, devise and bequeath __ percent of the rest and residue to Colorado Historical Foundation, a Colorado-based charitable nonprofit corporation, tax ID 84-6043555 currently with a mailing address of Post Office Box 363, Golden, Colorado, 80402."

Specific Bequest

If you intend to make an outright bequest for a specific purpose:

"I, [full name], of [city, state, ZIP code], give, devise and bequeath to Colorado Historical Foundation [written amount or percentage of estate or description of property] for its charitable purposes, including but not limited to_____ use and purpose."

Contingency Bequest

If you intend to make a contingency gift so that Colorado Historical Foundation will receive a portion of your estate should your named beneficiary not survive you:

"If any of the beneficiaries named in this will should die before becoming entitled to receive their distributive share of my estate, I direct my trustee to pay or transfer the share to which such beneficiary would otherwise be entitled to Colorado Historical Foundation fort its unrestricted use and purpose."