Bequest Language

When making a bequest, it is important to name precisely the organizations you intend to benefit. By avoiding a common name for an organization, you ensure your donation reaches its intended beneficiary. Discover the appropriate language to use when including OHSU Foundation in your estate plans.

Thank you for considering a gift to OHSU through your will or revocable living trust.

It is important that the bequest designation read "OHSU Foundation." The foundation has been established to receive, manage, and disperse funds in the best way possible for the benefit of OHSU.

Basic Sample Bequest Language

"I hereby give, devise and bequeath ________ (a specific dollar amount or percentage of the residue of my estate) to the Oregon Health & Science University Foundation, a non-profit corporation of the State of Oregon, to be used to further the purposes of the Oregon Health & Science University in the area of greatest need."

If you wish to direct your gift to a specific area, we would be happy to help you with appropriate language. Please contact the Gift Planning Department at 503-228-1730 or 800-462-6608 or pginfo@ohsu.edu.

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Foundation (Tax ID # 23-7083114)
1121 SW Salmon Street, Suite 100
Portland, OR 97205-2020

Beginning July 1, 2011, a 2.5% administrative fee may be applied to gifts.