Bequest Language
Planning for the future and creating the legacy you wish to leave is one of the most effective ways to ensure a lasting impact. Making a gift in your will or living trust, known as a bequest, can guarantee that your legacy endures. Your gift may be a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate or the remainder after all other provisions are specified.
Our federal tax ID number is: 36-2167060
Below is suggested language to use when drafting your bequest.
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For an unrestricted gift that allows Endeavor Health to determine how to use the funds based on the most pressing needs, use the following language for your will and/or trust:
“I give to Endeavor Health Clinical Operations d/b/a NorthShore Hospitals Foundation, an Illinois not-for-profit tax-exempt organization (“Endeavor”), currently located at 1301 Central Street, Evanston, IL 60201, or its successor thereto, _________ [written amount or percentage of the estate or description of property] for its unrestricted charitable use and purpose.”
To designate your provision for a particular purpose:
“I give to Endeavor Health Clinical Operations d/b/a NorthShore Hospitals Foundation, an Illinois not-for-profit tax-exempt organization (“Endeavor”), currently located at 1301 Central Street, Evanston, IL 60201, or its successor thereto, _________ [written amount or percentage of the estate or description of property]. This gift is to be used for [state purpose] if and so long as Endeavor Health determines that the need exists.
If Endeavor Health is no longer able to fulfill the gift intent of the Donor as expressed, Endeavor reserves the right to redirect funds to an alternative program reasonably approved by the Donor and Endeavor, keeping in mind the Donor’s original intent, and will first seek input from the Donor and/or officers and/or agents if they are living, willing and able to provide input to Endeavor on the redirection of funds.”
If you’ve named Endeavor Health in your will or trust, please let us know so we can ensure that your gift is used according to your wishes. Notifying us of your plans will enable us to plan for the use of your future gift. However, if you prefer to remain anonymous, we’ll keep your name and gift in strict confidence.
Please contact Kathleen Chappell, JD, MBA, at 224.364.7603 or kchappell@northshore.org for more information.