Help ensure the lifesaving work of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Van Zandt County work for child abuse victims doesn’t stop.

We invite you to join our Legacy Giving Society!

Inspire others! Others will see you as a leader, follow your example, and give to this impactful organization with a planned gift.

Honor loved ones! Honorary gifts are heartfelt and serve as lasting tributes to special loved ones.

The Legacy Giving Society is a group of thoughtful individuals who have included the Children’s Advocacy Center of Van Zandt County in estate gifts such as bequests, life insurance policies, through charitable trusts, retirement accounts, or real estate.

You can make a real difference! Your financial support helps future generations and protects the Center beyond your lifetime.

Join the founding group of the Legacy Giving Society today.

To find out more information about legacy giving or to notify the Children’s Advocacy Center of a planned gift, please contact Sharyn Casey Executive Director at 903-567-1212 or email.

Bequest Info

There are a number of ways you can make a bequest to the Children's Advocacy Center of Van Zandt County.

A specific bequest involves making a gift of a specific asset such as real estate, a car, other property or a gift for a specific dollar amount. For example, you may wish to leave your home or $10,000 to the Children's Advocacy Center of Van Zandt County.
Another kind of specific bequest involves leaving a specific percentage of your overall estate to charity. For example, you may wish to leave 10% of your estate to the Children's Advocacy Center of Van Zandt County.
A residual bequest is made from the balance of an estate after the will or trust has given away each of the specific bequests. A common residual bequest involves leaving a percentage of the residue of the estate to charity. For example, you may wish to leave 30% of the residue of your estate to the Children's Advocacy Center of Van Zandt County .
A contingent bequest is made to charity only if the purpose of the primary bequest cannot be met. For example, you could leave specific property, such as a vacation home, to a relative, but the bequest language could provide that if the relative is not alive at the time of your death, the vacation home will go to the Children's Advocacy Center of Van Zandt County .

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Bequest Benefits

A bequest is generally a revocable gift, which means it can be changed or modified at any time. You can choose to designate that a bequest be used for a general or specific purpose so you have the peace of mind knowing that your gift will be used as intended. Bequests are exempt from federal estate taxes. If you have a taxable estate, the estate tax charitable deduction may offset or eliminate estate taxes, resulting in a larger inheritance for your heirs.

Bequest Language

In order to make a bequest, you should speak with your attorney. Your attorney can help you include a bequest to the Children's Advocacy Center of Van Zandt County in your estate plan. We have provided some basic bequest language to assist you and your attorney.

1. Specific Bequest

If you are considering making an outright bequest to Children's Advocacy Center of Van Zandt County, we recommend the following language:

Bequest of a Specific Dollar Amount

I hereby give, devise and bequeath _________ and No/100 dollars ($DOLLARS) to the Children's Advocacy Center of Van Zandt County , a nonprofit organization located at 503 W. Hwy 243 Canton, TX, 75103, Federal Tax ID # 83-0408682, for the Children's Advocacy Center of Van Zandt County’s general use and purpose.

Bequest of Specific Personal Property

I hereby give, devise and bequeath DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY to the Children's Advocacy Center of Van Zandt County , a nonprofit organization located at 503 W. Hwy 43 Canton, TX, 75103, Federal Tax ID # 83-0408682, for the Children's Advocacy Center of Van Zandt County’s general use and purpose.

Bequest of Specific Real Estate

I hereby give, devise and bequeath all of the right, title and interest in and to the real estate located at ADDRESS OR DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY to the Children's Advocacy Center of Van Zandt County, a nonprofit organization located at 503 W. Hwy 243, Canton, TX, 75103, Federal Tax ID # 83-0408682, for the Children's Advocacy Center of Van Zandt County 's general use and purpose.

2. Percentage Bequest

If you are considering making a bequest of a percentage of your estate to the Children's Advocacy Center of Van Zandt County , we recommend the following language:

I hereby give, devise and bequeath ____ percent (___%) of my total estate, determined as of the date of my death, to the Children's Advocacy Center of Van Zandt County, a nonprofit organization located at 503 W. Hwy 243 Canton, TX, 75103, Federal Tax ID #83-0408682, for the Children's Advocacy Center of Van Zandt County’s general use and purpose.

3. Residual Bequest

I hereby give, devise and bequeath to the Children's Advocacy Center of Van Zandt County, a nonprofit organization located at 503 W. Hwy 243 Canton, TX, 75103, Federal Tax ID # 83-0408682, ALL OR A PERCENTAGE of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate to be used for the Children's Advocacy Center of Van Zandt County’s general use and purpose.

4. Contingent Bequest

If (primary beneficiary) does not survive me, then I hereby give, devise and bequeath to Children's Advocacy Center of Van Zandt County, a nonprofit organization located at 503 W. Hwy 243 Canton, TX, 75103, Federal Tax ID # 83-0408682, DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY to be used for the Children's Advocacy Center of Van Zandt County’s general use and purpose.

Please contact us if you have any questions about how to make a bequest to the Children's Advocacy Center of Van Zandt County or to request any additional information that might be helpful to you and your attorney as you consider making a bequest to us.

If you have included a bequest for Children's Advocacy Center of Van Zandt County in your estate plan, please contact us to let us know. We would like to thank you and recognize you for your gift.