How to Name Napa CART in Your Will or Trust
If you already have a Will or Trust, there is no need to change or redraw the entire document. A simple, and substantially less costly, “Codicil” or “Amendment” to the original document may suffice. If you currently do not have a Will, then now is the time to create one.
Napa CART is a 501(c)3 registered nonprofit organization. (#82-3738768)
Our legal name: “Napa Community Animal Response Team”
Our mailing address: “(Napa CART), P.O. Box 67, Napa, CA 94559”
Suggested Bequest Language:
“I give, devise, and bequeath to the Napa Community Animal Response Team, a nonprofit organization, whose mailing address is P.O. Box 67, Napa, California, 94559, USA, the real property located at (fill in the blank) to be used by Napa CART to further its goals of education, evacuation, rescue, and sheltering of animals as prescribed in its mission statement.”
Most financial accounts allow you to designate Napa CART as a beneficiary upon your passing. Simply contact your bank or your plan administrator for specific instructions (Life Insurance, Retirement Accounts, IRA. 401K, CD, Savings, etc.)
So basically, if you add Napa CART to your will via a Codicil or Amendment, and use the legal information, Federal ID number, and language as listed above, everything will be done correctly.
Thank you again for your generous and valuable donation. It will mean a lot to the future of Napa CART, and future generations of volunteers and the animals that they aid and assist.