Bequests

A bequest is a gift made to Amnesty International (AIUSA) through your will. This is an excellent and easy way to make a tangible statement of how you value human rights.

Bequests can be for a specific dollar amount or for a percentage of your estate. Your gift may be in the form of cash, stocks, or bonds. Your estate will receive an estate tax charitable deduction for the full amount of your cash bequest to AIUSA or for the fair market value of other donated assets.

Information You’ll Need:

Full Legal Name: Amnesty International of the USA, Inc.
Legal Address: 311 W 43rd Street, 7th Floor New York, NY 10036
Tax ID: 52-0851555

A free resource to get started:

We’ve partnered with FreeWill to make creating a bequest to Amnesty International easier than ever. Using this online tool, you can write a legal will in 20 minutes or less, at no personal cost, and include the necessary language to support AIUSA with a bequest. It can also be paired with an attorney for more complex estates. Learn more and get started here.

Suggested Legal Language for Making a Bequest to AIUSA:

“I give, devise and bequeath to Amnesty International of the U.S.A., Inc. , currently located at 311 W 43rd Street, 7th Floor New York, NY 10036, the sum of $________________ for its general purposes.”

For a bequest of a percentage of the estate:

” I give, devise and bequeath to Amnesty International of the U.S.A., Inc. , currently located at 311 W 43rd Street, 7th Floor New York, NY 10036, _______ percent of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate for its general purposes.”

To make it straightforward and easy for you to begin your estate planning, we’ve partnered with FreeWill. Click here to start the process of writing your will at no cost to you. Including a gift to Amnesty is a powerful way to ensure the fight against human rights abuses continues for decades to come.

This tool is free to you whether you choose to include a gift to Amnesty or not, and is meant to support you in thinking about your estate plans before finding a lawyer near you. (If you prefer, you can also use the tool to create a fully valid legal will.)

For more information about planned giving opportunities at AIUSA, please contact:

Sara Golden, Planned Giving Manager
(888) 368-9356
(212) 633-4213
[email protected]

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