Giving to Spectrum Healthcare Foundation through your will is one of the simplest ways to make a planned gift.  Making a bequest is straightforward and easily executed with your attorney.  In addition, a bequest to Spectrum Healthcare Foundation can save your estate a significant sum in tax payments if the estate is subject to federal estate tax.

You can name Spectrum Healthcare Foundation as a beneficiary in your will in a number of simple ways:

• If your gift is to be made in cash, you can designate a dollar amount for Spectrum Healthcare Foundation, or you can specify a percentage or fraction of your estate.  The latter choice provides a hedge against inflation and unforeseen shrinkage while assuring that your heirs receive their proportionate share of the estate.
• You can name Spectrum Healthcare Foundation as the remainder beneficiary of your estate.  Spectrum Healthcare Foundation would receive the residual amount only after specific sums have been paid to individual beneficiaries.
• You can make a contingent bequest by naming Spectrum Healthcare Foundation to receive certain assets only if a named individual, such as a spouse, doesn't survive you.  This is a way of putting a loved one's security first.
• You can specify a non-cash gift of securities, real estate or tangible personal property, such as art or antiques.

Gifts of unrestricted funds are the most helpful to Spectrum Healthcare Foundation, but you may designate your gift for a specific purpose if you wish.