Choosing how your bequest will be used Making a Bequest To make a gift to Stanford from your estate, you must sign a new will or trust instrument, add a codicil to your present will, or make an amendment to your present trust instrument. To ensure that your exact intentions are carried out, estate planning documents should be prepared in consultation with an attorney and discussed with the Office of Planned Giving at Stanford. Bequests to Stanford can include cash, securities, real estate, other property, a percentage of the residue of your estate, or all the residue of your estate. Other Advantages of Bequests Giving by bequest costs nothing now, yet it may give you a great deal of satisfaction to know that your future gift will live on.
Bequests are very private gifts, too.
You may make a bequest anonymously and change it at any time. Named funds remain visible in the Stanford community because of the people and activities they support. As a result, such funds also encourage others to give. There are various options when making gifts by bequest. Here are a few for your consideration.